Dan Brown

An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci.A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe.An astonishing truth concealed for centuries...unveiled at last.A fascinating and absorbing thriller -- perfect for history buffs, conspiracy nuts, puzzle lovers or anyone who appreciates a great, riveting story.While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever. The Da Vinci Code heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.

Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever." The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist, and one of Langdon's first students.But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch's 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 Kirsch's secret.Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme re-ligion, Langdon and Vidal must evade an enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain's Royal Palace. They uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirsch's shocking discovery...and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us.

Librarian's note: Alternate covers for this ISBN can be found: here, here, and hereWhen the NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage...not by guns or bombs, but by a code so ingeniously complex that if released it would cripple U.S. intelligence.Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Susan Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in. Betrayed on all sides, she finds herself fighting not only for her country but for her life, and in the end, for the life of the man she loves.From the underground hallways of power to the skyscrapers of Tokyo to the towering cathedrals of Spain, a desperate race unfolds. It is a battle for survival--a crucial bid to destroy a creation of inconceivable genius...an impregnable code-writing formula that threatens to obliterate the post-cold war balance of power. Forever.

An ancient secret brotherhood.A devastating new weapon of destruction.When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned 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 even 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.An explosive international thriller, Angels & Demons careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war.

A shocking scientific discovery. A conspiracy of staggering brilliance. A thriller unlike any you've ever read.... When a new NASA satellite spots evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory… a victory that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election.With the Oval Office in the balance, the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Milne Ice Shelf to verify the authenticity of the find. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland, Rachel uncovers the unthinkable—evidence of scientific trickery—a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy.But before Rachel can contact the President, she and Michael are attacked by a deadly task force…a private team of assassins controlled by a mysterious powerbroker who will stop at nothing to hide the truth. Fleeing for their lives in an environment as desolate as it is lethal, they possess only one hope, to find out who is behind this masterful ploy. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all…

What was lost...Will be found...Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned at the last minute to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building. Within moments of his arrival, however, a disturbing object - gruesomely encoded with five symbols - is discovered at the epicenter of the Rotunda. It is, he recognizes, an ancient invitation, meant to beckon its recipient towards a long-lost world of hidden esoteric wisdom. When Langdon's revered mentor, Peter Solomon - philanthropist and prominent mason - is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons and follow wherever it leads him.Langdon finds himself quickly swept behind the facade of America's most historic city into the unseen chambers, temples and tunnels which exist there. All that was familiar is transformed into a shadowy, clandestine world of an artfully concealed past in which Masonic secrets and never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible and inconceivable truth. A brilliantly composed tapestry of veiled histories, arcane icons and enigmatic codes, The Lost Symbol is an intelligent, lightning-paced thriller that offers surprises at every turn. For, as Robert Langdon will discover, there is nothing more extraordinary or shocking than the secret which hides in plain sight...

‘Seek and ye shall find.’ With these words echoing in his head, eminent Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of where he is or how he got there. Nor can he explain the origin of the macabre object that is found hidden in his belongings.A threat to his life will propel him and a young doctor, Sienna Brooks, into a breakneck chase across the city of Florence. Only Langdon’s knowledge of hidden passageways and ancient secrets that lie behind its historic facade can save them from the clutches of their unknown pursuers.With only a few lines from Dante’s dark and epic masterpiece, The Inferno, to guide them, they must decipher a sequence of codes buried deep within some of the most celebrated artefacts of the Renaissance – sculptures, paintings, buildings – to find the answers to a puzzle which may, or may not, help them save the world from a terrifying threat…Set against an extraordinary landscape inspired by one of history’s most ominous literary classics, Inferno is Dan Brown’s most compelling and thought-provoking novel yet, a breathless race-against-time thriller that will grab you from page one and not let you go until you close the book.

The world’s most celebrated thriller writer and author of The Da Vinci Code returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do.Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship. Katherine is on the verge of publishing an explosive book that contains startling discoveries about the nature of human consciousness and threatens to disrupt centuries of established belief. But a brutal murder catapults the trip into chaos, and Katherine suddenly disappears along with her manuscript. Langdon finds himself targeted by a powerful organization and hunted by a chilling assailant sprung from Prague’s most ancient mythology. As the plot expands into London and New York, Langdon desperately searches for Katherine . . . and for answers. In a thrilling race through the dual worlds of futuristic science and mystical lore, he uncovers a shocking truth about a secret project that will forever change the way we think about the human mind.

Enter the labyrinthine world of internationally bestselling author Dan Brown with his first two spellbinding thrillers featuring Robert Langdon:Angels & Demons When a world, renowned scientist is found brutally murdered in a Swiss research facility, a Harvard professor, Robert Langdon, is summoned to identify the mysterious symbol seared onto the dead man's chest. His baffling conclusion: it is the work of the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years - reborn to continue their bitter vendetta against their sworn enemy, the Catholic church.In Rome, the college of cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Yet somewhere within the walls of the Vatican, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion. While the minutes tick away, Langdon joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to decipher the labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome to the long-forgotten Illuminati lair - a secret refuge wherein lies the only hope for the Vatican.But with each revelation comes another twist, another turn in the plot, which leaves Langdon and Vetra reeling and at the mercy of a seemingly invisible enemy...The Da Vinci CodeA fascinating and absorbing thriller -- perfect for history buffs, conspiracy nuts, puzzle lovers or anyone who appreciates a great, riveting story.While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.The Da Vinci Code<.i> heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.

Dan Brown’s mega-bestseller is now available for a new generation of readers. This young adult adaptation is the perfect way to get ready for Origin, the latest novel featuring the character Robert Langdon. It will remind fans everywhere why the New York Times calls The Da Vinci Code “blockbuster perfection.” Includes over twenty color photos showing important locations, landmarks, and artwork, taking readers from Paris to London and beyond! The greatest conspiracy of the past two thousand years is about to unravel. Robert Langdon, professor of religious symbology at Harvard, is in Paris to give a lecture. At the reception that follows, he is scheduled to meet with a revered curator from the world-famous Louvre museum. But the curator never shows up, and later that night Langdon is awakened by authorities and told that the curator has been found dead. He is then taken to the Louvre—the scene of the crime—where he finds out that baffling clues have been left behind. Thus begins a race against time, as Robert Langdon becomes a suspect and, with the help of French cryptologist Sophie Neveu, must decipher a mystifying trail of clues that the two come to realize have been left specifically for them. If Robert and Sophie cannot solve the puzzle in time, an ancient truth could be lost forever—and they themselves might end up as collateral damage.

An extract from Origin.Dan Brown’s new novel, Origin, features renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and is set in Spain, where Langdon is drawn into a terrifying race against time that will bring him face-to-face with a world-shaking truth that has remained buried – until now. This preview includes the prologue and first chapter of Origin.

The first four book from bestselling author Dan Brown:Angel & DemonsA breathtakingly brilliant thriller which catapults the reader through the antiquity of Rome, through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals and even the most secret vault on earth. The prequel to Dan Brown's worldwide bestseller, The Da Vinci Code, it introduces the Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon.The da Vinci CodeThe curator of the Louvre has been murdered. Alongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers. Robert Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, are stunned to find a trail that leads to the works of Da Vinci - and suggests the answer to a mystery that stretches deep into the vault of history. Unless Landon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine code a stunning historical truth will be lost forever.Deception PointWhen a NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the space agency proclaims a much-needed victory...one that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election. The President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic and what she finds once she gets there takes her breath away.Digital FortressWhen the National Security Agency's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, it calls in its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage - not by guns or bombs, but by a code so complex that if released would cripple U.S. intelligence.

En sus bestsellers internacionales El código Da Vinci, Ángeles y demonios y El símbolo perdido, Dan Brown aunó con maestría historia, arte, códigos y símbolos. En su fascinante nuevo thriller, Brown recupera su esencia con su novela más ambiciosa hasta la fecha. InfernoEn el corazón de Italia, el catedrático de Simbología de Harvard Robert Langdon se ve arrastrado a un mundo terrorífico centrado en una de las obras maestras de la Literatura más imperecederas y misteriosas de la Historia: el Infierno de Dante. Con este telón de fondo, Langdon se enfrenta a un adversario escalofriante y lidia con un acertijo ingenioso en un escenario de arte clásico, pasadizos secretos y ciencia futurista. Apoyándose en el oscuro poema épico de Dante, Langdon, en una carrera contrarreloj, busca respuestas y personas de confianza antes de que el mundo cambie irrevocablemente.Ángeles y demonios Robert Langdon es convocado a un centro de investigación suizo para analizar un misterioso símbolo marcado a fuego en el pecho de un físico asesinado. El experto en simbología descubre el resurgimiento de una antigua hermandad secreta: los illuminati, que han emergido de las sombras para llevar a cabo la fase final de su legendaria venganza contra su enemigo más odiado... la Iglesia católica. Los peores temores de Langdon se confirman cuando los illuminati anuncian que han escondido una bomba en el corazón de la Ciudad del Vaticano. Con la cuenta atrás en marcha, Langdon viaja a Roma para unir fuerzas con Vittoria Vetra, una científica bella y misteriosa. Los dos se embarcarán en una carrera contrarreloj en una búsqueda desesperada por los rincones menos conocidos del Vaticano. El arma más poderosa creada por el hombre, una organización secreta sedienta de venganza... y apenas unas horas para evitar el desastre. La eterna pugna entre ciencia y religión se ha convertido en una guerra muy real.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Dan Brown makes his picture book debut with this mindful, humorous, musical, and uniquely entertaining book!The author will be donating all US royalties due to him to support music education for children worldwide, through the New Hampshire Charitable foundation.Travel through the trees and across the seas with Maestro Mouse and his musical friends! Young readers will meet a big blue whale and speedy cheetahs, tiny beetles and graceful swans. Each has a special secret to share.Along the way, you might spot the surprises Maestro Mouse has left for you- a hiding buzzy bee, jumbled letters that spell out clues, and even a coded message to solve!Children and adults can enjoy this timeless picture book as a traditional read-along, or can choose to listen to original musical compositions as they read--one for each animal--with a free interactive smartphone app, which uses augmented reality to play the appropriate song for each page when a phone's camera is held over it.

Capelli con un accenno di grigio, claustrofobico, docente universitario di una materia ai più sconosciuta, la simbologia religiosa. Un intellettuale schivo che indossa sempre lo stesso orologio di quando era bambino, sul cui quadrante campeggia un simpatico Topolino.Robert Langdon non è certo quello che ti aspetteresti dal fascinoso protagonista dei più celebrati thriller di inizio millennio. Eppure questo personaggio, nato dalla penna di Dan Brown nel 2000, è diventato uno dei più amati dal pubblico, al centro di libri e pellicole cinematografiche di enorme successo. Questo volume raccoglie i tre romanzi che lo vedono improvvisarsi detective e uomo d'azione, per sventare cospirazioni internazionali tanto segrete quanto pericolose che si snodano tra Europa e Stati Uniti e coinvolgono sette misteriose, potenti uomini di stato e di Chiesa, i più famosi artisti della storia, da Leonardo a Bernini, e i loro celebrati capolavori.Svelandoci una storia che potrebbe essere molto diversa da quella che ci hanno sempre raccontato...

An extract from Inferno, the astonishing new thriller from the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol. Dan Brown's new novel, Inferno, features renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and is set in the heart of Europe, where Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centred around one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces. This preview includes the prologue and first chapter of Inferno.

댄 브라운이 2000년 발표한 작품으로 <다 빈치 코드>의 전작이다. 로마를 배경으로 현대 과학과 종교 사이의 논쟁을 흥미진진하게 펼쳐 보인다. 반물질·갈릴레이·신물리학 등 현대과학 지식에, 바티칸·일루미나티·베르니니의 예술 작품·교황선거회의 등 가톨릭의 전통의식과 역사를 잘 섞어넣은 지적 스릴러 소설이다. 스위스의 유럽입자물리학 연구소 CERN에서 유능한 과학자 베트라가 살해당한다. 베트라를 죽인 범인은 일루미나티의 조직원으로 추측된다. 그 이유는 베트라가 가슴에 일루미나티라는 낙인이 찍혀 살해되었기 때문. 이 끔찍한 사건에 자문 역할을 하게 된 로버트 랭던은 관련자들에게 일루미나티의 실체를 설명한다.한편 베트라 박사를 죽인 살인자는 교황선거회의에서 유력한 교황 후보로 발탁된 4명의 추기경을, 고대 과학의 4원소 흙·공기·불·물의 낙인을 찍고 각각의 원소를 이용해 살해할 것을 예고한다. 랭던 박사는 24시간 안에 반물질을 찾는 동시에 추기경들의 연쇄살인을 막아야만 하는 상황에 밀어넣어지는데…전 세계 45개 언어로 번역 출간되고, 4천만 부 이상 판매되었다. <다빈치 코드>의 랭던 교수가 이 책에서 처음 등장한다. 2009년 5월 전 세계 개봉을 앞둔 동명 영화 [천사와 악마]는 아카데미 감독상을 받은 론 하워드가 감독하고 영화 <다빈치 코드>에서 주인공을 맡았던 톰 행크스가 다시 한번 로버드 랭던 교수 역할을 맡았다.

<다 빈치 코드>의 작가 댄 브라운이 2000년 발표한 작품으로 <다 빈치 코드>의 전작이다. 현대 과학과 종교 사이의 논쟁을 흥미진진하게 펼쳐 보인다. 반물질.갈릴레이.신물리학 등 현대과학 지식에, 바티칸.일루미나티.베르니니의 예술 작품.교황선거회의 등 가톨릭의 전통의식과 역사를 잘 섞어넣은 지적 스릴러 소설. <다 빈치 코드>가 파리를 주요 배경으로 삼았다면, 이번 작품의 무대는 고대 유적이 고스란히 남아있는 도시 로마다. 스위스의 유럽입자물리학 연구소 CERN에서 유능한 과학자 베트라가 살해당한다. 베트라를 죽인 범인은 일루미나티의 조직원으로 추측된다. 그 이유는 베트라가 가슴에 일루미나티(Illuminati)라는 낙인이 찍혀 살해되었기 때문. 이 끔찍한 사건에 자문 역할을 하게 된 로버트 랭던(<다 빈치 코드>의 주인공)은 관련자들에게 일루미나티의 실체를 설명한다.한편 베트라 박사를 죽인 살인자는 교황선거회의에서 유력한 교황 후보로 발탁된 4명의 추기경을, 고대 과학의 4원소 흙earth.공기air.불fire.물water의 낙인을 찍고 각각의 원소를 이용해 살해할 것을 예고한다. 수천년 전부터 계속된 교회의 탄압에 대한 복수를 위해,물질과 닿기만 하면 상상할 수 없는 대폭발을 일으키는 반물질이 누군가에 의해 바티칸에 깊숙이 숨겨지고, 랭던 박사는 24시간 안에 반물질을 찾는 동시에 추기경들의 연쇄살인을 막아야만 하는 상황에 밀어넣어진다. 과거의 역사 지식을 바탕으로 현대 인류를 구해야만 하는 숨막히는 여정의 시작.

人質となったピーターを救うには、フリーメイソンが代々守り伝えてきたという”古の神秘”を探し出さねばならない。アメリカ建国の父祖が首都ワシントンＤＣに散りばめた象徴を追って、ラングドンが駆けめぐる。

Editorial Planeta, embrión de lo que es hoy el Grupo Planeta, se fundó en 1945, hace más de sesenta años. Es la editorial de prestigio con mayor influencia en el mundo de habla hispana. Anualmente convoca el Premio Planeta, el más destacado de los certámenes españoles, junto a otros de gran relevancia literaria.

The Robert Langdon Hardcover Collection (set of 4 Volumes)

Mystery/Suspense

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Dan Brown Robert Langdon Series 7 Books Collection Titles In This Origin Angel & Demons The Da vinci Code The Lost Symbol Inferno Deception Point Digital Fortress

Famous for fusing symbols, codes, history, and art into thrilling fiction, Dan Brown is the author of The Da Vinci Code, one of the most widely read novels of all time, as well as these internationally bestselling Inferno, inspired by Dante's masterpiece, The Lost Symbol, Angels & Demons, Deception Point, and Digital Fortress.

For the first time, all four Robert Langdon thrillers are now available as one ebook bundle.If you haven't read a Dan Brown yet, now's the time.ANGELS AND DEMONSThe countdown to oblivion has started - who will stop the clock?A famous scientist is found dead, a mysterious symbol burned into his skin.Many miles away in Rome, the world’s cardinals gather to elect a new pope. Little do they know that beneath their feet, a vast bomb has started to tick.Professor Robert Langdon must work out the link between these two seemingly unconnected events if he is stop the Vatican being blown sky high.THE DA VINCI CODEThe race to uncover the oldest secret has begun . . .An eminent man is brutally murdered in the world’s most famous museum. Around his body are a ring of codes, hastily drawn in blood.He died to protect a long-kept secret which Professor Robert Langdon must now uncover. It will be a race against time to decipher this final message. Can he get there before the killers do? THE LOST SYMBOLTo save a life, you must first crack the code . . .A mysterious invitation brings Professor Robert Langdon to Washington DC. But all is not as it seems in this powerful city. An ancient organization plans to reassert itself. And he is the only man standing in its way.If he is to prevent a terrible plan being executed, Langdon must decipher a series of increasingly bloody clues. But first he has to make sure he stays alive . . .INFERNOThe world is in danger - who will save it?Robert Langdon wakes up in a Florence hospital with no clue how he got there.But another attack on his life makes it very clear – someone wants him dead. And fast.To survive, Langdon must work out who it is. And then he must answer the next question – why?

Angels & DemonsWhen a world, renowned scientist is found brutally murdered in a Swiss research facility, a Harvard professor, Robert Langdon, is summoned to identify the mysterious symbol seared onto the dead man's chest. His baffling conclusion: it is the work of the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years - reborn to continue their bitter vendetta against their sworn enemy, the Catholic church.In Rome, the college of cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Yet somewhere within the walls of the Vatican, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion. While the minutes tick away, Langdon joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to decipher the labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome to the long-forgotten Illuminati lair - a secret refuge wherein lies the only hope for the Vatican.But with each revelation comes another twist, another turn in the plot, which leaves Langdon and Vetra reeling and at the mercy of a seemingly invisible enemy...The da Vinci CodeA fascinating and absorbing thriller -- perfect for history buffs, conspiracy nuts, puzzle lovers or anyone who appreciates a great, riveting story.While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.The Da Vinci Code heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.

En sus bestsellers internacionales El código Da Vinci y Ángeles y demonios Dan Brown aunó con maestría historia, arte, códigos y símbolos. En su fascinante thrillers, Brown recupera su esencia con su novela más ambiciosa hasta la fecha. InfernoEn el corazón de Italia, el catedrático de Simbología de Harvard Robert Langdon se ve arrastrado a un mundo terrorífico centrado en una de las obras maestras de la Literatura más imperecederas y misteriosas de la Historia: el Infierno de Dante. Con este telón de fondo, Langdon se enfrenta a un adversario escalofriante y lidia con un acertijo ingenioso en un escenario de arte clásico, pasadizos secretos y ciencia futurista. Apoyándose en el oscuro poema épico de Dante, Langdon, en una carrera contrarreloj, busca respuestas y personas de confianza antes de que el mundo cambie irrevocablemente.El símbolo perdido¿Existe un secreto tan poderoso que, de salir a la luz, sea capaz de cambiar el mundo? Washington. El experto en simbología Robert Langdon es convocado inesperadamente por Peter Solomon, masón, filántropo y su antiguo mentor, para dar una conferencia en el Capitolio. Pero el secuestro de Peter y el hallazgo de una mano tatuada con cinco enigmáticos símbolos cambian drásticamente el curso de los acontecimientos. Atrapado entre las exigencias de una mente perturbada y la investigación oficial, Langdon se ve inmerso en un mundo clandestino de secretos masónicos, historia oculta y escenarios nunca antes vistos, que parecen arrastrarlo hacia una sencilla pero inconcebible verdad.

DiabolusDie kryptographische Abteilung des US-Geheimdienstes NSA verfügt über einen geheimen Super-Computer, der in der Lage ist, innerhalb kürzester Zeit jeden Code (und somit jede verschlüsselte Botschaft) zu knacken. Der Rechner kommt zum Einsatz, wenn Terroristen, Drogenhändler und andere Kriminelle ihre Pläne mittels codierter Texte verschleiern und die Sicherheit der USA auf dem Spiel steht.In der Vergangenheit konnten die Kryptographen täglich hunderte von Codes knacken - bis zu dem Tage, als Diabolus zum Einsatz Ein mysteriöses Programm, das den Super-Rechner offenbar überfordert. Der Entwickler des Programms droht, Diabolus der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich zu machen. Würde dieses Programm zum Verschlüsselungs-Standard werden, wäre der erfolgreichen Verbrechensbekämpfung der NSA über Nacht die Basis entzogen. Die Mitarbeiter des Geheimdienstes setzen alle Hebel in Bewegung, das drohende Desaster zu verhindern ...MeteorAls die NASA mithilfe modernster Satelliten-Technologie in der Arktis eine sensationelle Entdeckung macht, wittert die angeschlagene Raumfahrtbehörde Morgenluft. Tief im Eis verborgen liegt ein Meteor von ungewöhnlicher Größe, der zudem eine außerirdische Lebensform zu bergen scheint.Rachel Sexton, Mitarbeiterin des Geheimdienstes, reist im Auftrag des US-Präsidenten zum Fundort des Meteoriten. Doch es gibt eine Macht im Hintergrund, die die bahnbrechende Entdeckung unter Verschluss halten möchte - und die bereit ist, dafür zu töten ...

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