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 … 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.
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Moves a little to slow for my liking, like following a the longest rather than the best route to a destination.
Love the Robert Langdon series. Perfect mix of history and fiction.
I truly enjoyed this book. It was the second In the series and you are not required to read the first one. About 70 pages in, you won’t be able to put it down. Extremely suspensful! SD
Entire series is excellent.
This book is the best of Dan Brown’s books. I had to keep reading it until the last page.
Dan Brown at his best. Excitement and surprises abound. Great characters and fast paced plot keeps the reader turning the pages.
Original plot. Big jab at Catholic Church. I’m not Catholic. ; )
I think this is the best one his Dan Brown’s that I have read
How thing are done in the Vatican speaks volumes about — the truth, the light and the way, makes you wonder
It is a bit over-the-top in terms of being believable but it certainly is fun.
wonderful!!! Great characters, wonderful bad guy, and the scene building and background color were incredible, vivid and breathtaking. Read this!!!
Hard to put it down. Great plot and twists.
The action is fast. The characters are believable.
Love this book and the movie.
One of my favorites.
Loved the characters, adventure, and history woven in the story!
I enjoy all the puzzles and riddles, As well as the characters.
Best of the Dan Brown books in my opinion…so far.
Wicked good read!
This book was okay. Better than some of his subsequent efforts.