The Vatican, Rome: the College of Cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Somewhere beneath them, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessl y counts down to oblivion. In a breathtaking race against time, Harvard pro fessor Robert Langdon must decipher a labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols if he is to defeat those responsible - the Illuminati, a secret brotherhoo d presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years, reborn to continue their deadly vendetta against their most hated enemy, the Catholic Church. -- Bac k cover. View More...
World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss re search facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murd ered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta agains t the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization, the Illu minati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon jo ins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vet ra. Together they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on eart... View More...
Rachel Sexton works for the National Reconnaissance Office as an intelligen ce officer. She is also the daughter of a Senator currently running for Pre sident. Her father's main offensive, and a very popular one, against the in cumbent President is to attack the huge amount of NASA funding. Rachel is b arely on speaking terms with her father, believing him to be totally corrup t, but is still worried she is being used by the President when he asks her to verify an amazing find by NASA, a find which will settle the arguments about NASA funding for ever. Reluctantly agreeing to view the find Rac... View More...
A thriller is only as thrilling as it is real, and if Dan Brown's gut-churn ing story were any realer, its plot turns would hurl you against the wall. View More...
A crisp clean first edition (as stated), no markings throughout: The Lost Symbol begins with an ancient ritual, a shadowy enclave, and of course, a secret. Readers know they are in Dan Brown territory when, by the end of the first chapter, a secret within a secret is revealed. To tell too much would ruin the fun of reading this delicious thriller, so you will find no spoilers here. Suffice it to say that as with many series featuring a recurring character, there is a bit of a formula at work (one that fans will love). Again, brilliant Harvard professor Robert Langdon finds himself in a predica... View More...
