Origin [sound recording] : a novel / Dan Brown.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780739319291
- Physical Description: 15 audio discs (18 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 inches
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Audio, [2017]
- Copyright: ℗2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Compact discs. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Paul Michael. |
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| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Audiobooks. |
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- Baker & Taylor
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon navigates a dangerous intersection of humanity's two most enduring questions, interweaving codes, science, religion and other disciplines before making a paradigm-shifting discovery. By the best-selling author ofThe Da Vinci Code . Simultaneous. - Baker & Taylor
After an event at which futurist Edmond Kirsch is to announce a groundbreaking discovery erupts into chaos, Robert Langdon rushes to Barcelona to locate a cryptic password that will reveal Kirsch's secret before it is lost forever. - Random House, Inc.
#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER ⢠"Dr. Langdon is once again wrapped up in a global-scale event that could have massive ramifications on the worldâs religions. As he does in all his novels, Brown[âs] extensive research on art, architecture, and history informs every page." âEntertainment Weekly
Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that âwill change the face of science forever.â The eveningâs host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist, and one of Langdonâs first students.
But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirschâs precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced to flee. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch. They travel to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirschâs secret.
Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme reÂligion, Langdon and Vidal must evade an enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainâs Royal Palace. They uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirschâs shocking discovery…and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us. - Random House, Inc.
The #1 New York Times Bestseller (October 2017) from the author of The Da Vinci Code.
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Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcementâthe unveiling of a discovery that âwill change the face of science forever.â The eveningâs host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdonâs first students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough . . . one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence.
   As the event begins, Langdon and several hundred guests find themselves captivated by an utterly original presentation, which Langdon realizes will be far more controversial than he ever imagined. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirschâs precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Reeling and facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch to stage the provocative event. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirschâs secret.
   Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion, Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainâs Royal Palace itself . . . and who will stop at nothing to silence Edmond Kirsch. On a trail marked by modern art and enigmatic symbols, Langdon and Vidal uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirschâs shocking discovery . . . and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us.
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Origin is stunningly inventiveâDan Brown's most brilliant and entertaining novel to date.