A great build-up of mystery, thrill & gruesome murders. The climax is awesome.... not only the unbelievable deception of the perpetrator, but espec... (show more)
Angels & Demons
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code comes the explosive thriller that started it all.
An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to his first assignment to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol -- seared into the chest of a murdered physicist -- he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret br... (show more)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code comes the explosive thriller that started it all.
An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to his first assignment to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol -- seared into the chest of a murdered physicist -- he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati...the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth. The Illuminati has now surfaced to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy -- the Catholic Church.
Langdon's worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican's holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces they have hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City. With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival.
Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair...a clandestine location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation.
Critics have praised the exhilarating blend of relentless adventure, scholarly intrigue, and cutting wit found in Brown's remarkable thrillers featuring Robert Langdon. An explosive international suspense, Angels & Demons marks this hero's first adventure as it careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war. (show less)
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Dan Brown’s explosive #1 "New York Times" bestseller that introduced readers to Robert Langdon—now in a beautifully illustrated edition.
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You are the Director of CERN, and one of your senior colleagues is killed in his room with a peculiar word branded on his chest. Do you:
1) infor... (show more)
You are the Director of CERN, and one of your senior colleagues is killed in his room with a peculiar word branded on his chest. Do you:
1) inform the authorities
2) google the word branded on the dead man's chest and then phone the first Harvard professor whose name appears in the search results
3) have a nice cup of tea?
You are the head of the Swiss Guard, responsible for the security of the Vatican during the conclave which will elect the next Pope. You receive reliable information that an explosive of unimaginable power has been hidden somewhere in the Vatican and will detonate in a few hours. Incidentally, four senior cardinals have also disappeared. Do you:
1) evacuate everyone, including the cardinals and most of the population of Rome
2) lock the cardinals into the Sistine Chapel and hope that the explosive device will be found by the Harvard professor and the cute physicist who have just turned up
3) have a nice cup of tea?
What was the fate of Copernicus?
1) executed by the church for heresy
2) died in his bed after a lifetime as a priest and senior government official in a church-run statelet
3) he had a nice cup of tea
How likely is it that a Catholic priest would be allowed to adopt a daughter?
1) if they are both interested in physics and she looks good in shorts, I can't see why anyone would find it unusual
2) you must be joking
3) perhaps they could have a nice cup of tea together
Was Winston Churchill a Catholic? Are only cardinals eligible to be elected Pope by ballot?
1) Boring technicalities!
2) A poor excuse for research
3) I've put the kettle on
Who do you trust most for good information on the historical relationship between religion and science?
1) Dan Brown
2) Richard Dawkins
3) Stephen Jay Gould (show less)
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I picture Dan Brown sitting on the toilet one evening just thinking about his protagonist of Angels & Demons, DaVinci Code, and soon to be Lost Symbol fame. He seems kind of dejected about this whole writing thing as if it just isn't all coming together the way he had hoped it would. Brown is probably a pretty intelligent guy, at least enough to sit down and write a couple books, ya know? Morons don't do that. So, Dan Brown-on-the-crapper is thinking about Robert Langdon and how much th... (show more)
I picture Dan Brown sitting on the toilet one evening just thinking about his protagonist of Angels & Demons, DaVinci Code, and soon to be Lost Symbol fame. He seems kind of dejected about this whole writing thing as if it just isn't all coming together the way he had hoped it would. Brown is probably a pretty intelligent guy, at least enough to sit down and write a couple books, ya know? Morons don't do that. So, Dan Brown-on-the-crapper is thinking about Robert Langdon and how much that character sucks. Langdon just goes around stumbling into clues and shouting "Eureka!" when its necessary for the plot to advance. Dan Brown's problem is that Langdon isnt a character, but a plot device. The anxiety building up in Brown from the inadequacy of his crummy character probably builds and builds until he just can't take it anymore. And thats when he comes up with a solution!
Turn page...................
"Damn! Throwing in another cliffhanger at the end of my 4 page chapter doesn't really solve the problem," thinks Brown to himself.
"What I really need is to give him some feelings! Some heart! Make the reader emotionally attached to my character. I need them to feel what he feels, to make their hearts pound when he is in danger! I've got it! He wears a Mickey Mouse watch! Oh hell yeah! Its like he's a real person now with a mind of his own and everything! Jeans and a Mickey Mouse watch, everybody can relate to this guy. Booyah! Time to check out my bank balance." (show less)
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i think its the best book of Dan Brown. i was so excited when i was reading it
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Actually if you read C.S. Lewis' commentary "The Problem of Pain" you'll learn that God does indeed allow both good and evil in this world. His motives are to teach us, not to cause us harm or intentionally bring us pain. We choose to either go towards good (Him) or evil (sin). Christianity does exhibit dualism. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. For example, when we sin (evil), we then repent and go to God for forgiveness (good). That's just one example.
Lindsey Rick 23 days ago -
How did the priest and the Hussasin become involved - did I miss that in the book?
Facebook User 15 days ago -
One thing that bugged me about this book was how he kept talking about "the duality of all things" in science, illuminati legend, AND Christianity. Maybe it makes sense in science and illuminati legend, but not in Christianity. For example, he says Christians believe there is no light without darkness, no good without evil, that God created everything with a balance or an opposite. This is just not true. Talk to any Christian with a shred of theological understanding and they will tell you that God is pure good. He did not create evil, nor does he need evil to magnify his goodness. He existed and was good before evil existed, and everything he created was good. Doesn't really affect the plot or anything, just bugged me.
Cara Davern Hampton 24 days ago -
Its not full of Rubbish as some would say but regardless I enjoyed this book as much as the Di vinci Code and now looking forward to reading The Lost Symbol, however its a huge shame they stuffed up the Movie, read the book the movie is a flop
Karin Wucherpfennig 28 days ago -
Close, but no cigar
I loveddd this book when I started reading it (I had already read the DaVinci Code). By the end though, I thought the plot was downright ridiculous. Does anyone agree?
Anonymous User about 1 year ago -
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*SPOILER* what do you think of the end ?
Well...I just finished it and almost most of the time i was reading the novel, the one person...the one person, i didnt want him to be Janus, was the camerlengo :(
Yasmine Anwer 11 months ago
and the most i suspected was him, bec he was the least one to do it, i was shocked at the begining when i was reading the end, because i was too afraid, he wasnt really believing in God, he is an illuminatus, and the whole thing he was doing was fake, i thought that was rubbish, but when i read his explanation, he is insane for sure, but that explanation is more convincing than him becoming an illuminatus :D
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To The Morons
The book is NOT "Full of rubbish" or otherwise devoid of factual and historical information. I'm not sure what Dan Brown bashing propaganda you've been consuming, but I assure you that if anyone needs to go fact-checking it is you. This book is fantastic in its capacity to entertaing with fiction elements and provide factual information on a variety of topics. Dan Brown is one of a select few fiction writers around today who are capable of pulling off this sort of work.
Johnathan Allen Fairbanks II about 1 year ago -
Anyone care it's full of rubbish?
Almost the entire 'Facts' page is full of rubbish. None of it is fact and shows Dan Brown's inability to do proper research. It's a good job I like a winge. It's all they're good for.
Anonymous User about 1 year ago -
You all freaking suck at writing reviews.
"Um my fave. better than DaVinci code"
Ok, we get it. Shut up.
Angie Deisinger about 1 year ago
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