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The Lost Symbol

Author: Dan Brown and Jennifer Lyford   Series: Robert Langdon

In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code, " Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world's most popular thriller writer. "The Lost Symbol" is a masterstroke of storytelling that finds famed symbologist Robert Langdon in a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . . all under the watchful eye of Brown's most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., "The Lost Symbol" is an intelligent, lightning-paced story with surprises at every turn. This is Dan Brown's most exciting novel yet.

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In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code, " Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world's most popular thriller writer. "The Lost Symbol" is a masterstroke of storytelling that finds famed symbologist Robert Langdon in a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . . all under the watchful eye of Brown's most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., "The Lost Symbol" is an intelligent, lightning-paced story with surprises at every turn. This is Dan Brown's most exciting novel yet.

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#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • An intelligent, lightning-paced thriller set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., with surprises at every turn. • Don’t miss the Peacock original series Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol!

“Impossible to put down.... Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story.” —The New York Times

Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to appear at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom.

When his mentor Peter Solomon—a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth ... all under the watchful eye of Dan Brown's most terrifying villain to date.

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Critic Reviews

“"Dan Brown brings sexy back to a genre that had been left for dead . . . His code and clue-filled book is dense with exotica . . . amazing imagery . . . and the nonstop momentum that makesThe Lost Symbolimpossible to put down. Splendid. . . . Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story." -New York Times "Thrilling in the extreme, a definite page-flipper." -Daily News(New York) "Call it Brownian motion: a comet-tail ride of beautifully spaced reveals and a socko unveiling of the killer's true identity." -Washington Post "The wait is over. The Lost Symbolis here-and you don't have to be a Freemason to enjoy it . . . .Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster." -Los Angeles Times "Robert Langdon remains a terrific hero, a bookish intellectual who's cool in a crisis and quick on his feet . . . .The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light, and Brown keeps the pages turning." -Entertainment Weekly "A fascinating pleasure. . . . Upends our usual assumptions about the world we think we know." -Newsweek "A roaring ride. . . . A caper filled with puzzles, grids, symbols, pyramids and a secret that can bestow 'unfathomable power.'" -San Francisco Chronicle "Dan Brown is a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller." -Richmond Times-Dispatch”

“Impossible to put down.... Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story.” —The New York Times

“Robert Langdon remains a terrific hero, a bookish intellectual who’s cool in a crisis and quick on his feet.... The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light, and Brown keeps the pages turning.”Entertainment Weekly

“Thrilling in the extreme, a definite page-flipper.” New York Daily News

 “[The] Indiana Jones of intellectuals, Robert Langdon, rides again.... Revelations connecting faith and science...add dimension to this page-turner’s thrills.” People

“Call it Brownian motion: a comet-tail ride of beautifully spaced reveals and a socko unveiling of the killer’s true identity.” Washington Post

“The wait is over.  The Lost Symbol is here—and you don’t have to be a Freemason to enjoy it.... Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster.” Los Angeles Times

“A roaring ride.... A caper filled with puzzles, grids, symbols, pyramids and a secret that can bestow ‘unfathomable power.’” San Francisco Chronicle

“A fascinating pleasure.... Upends our usual assumptions about the world we think we know.” —Newsweek
 
“Dan Brown is a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller.” Richmond Times-Dispatch

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About the Author

DAN BROWN is the author of numerous #1 international bestsellers, including The Da Vinci Code, InfernoThe Lost SymbolAngels & DemonsDeception Point, and Digital Fortress.

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Product Details

Publisher
Random House USA Inc | Random House Inc
Published
19th October 2010
Pages
656
ISBN
9781400079148

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