The #1 New York Times Bestseller (October 2017) from the author of The Da Vinci Code. 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 … 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 religion, 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.
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If you liked The Da Vinci Code, this is the book to read.
Dan Brown definitely has the market cornered on this genre. Dive in, because you will NOT be dissappointed.
Not Dan Brown’s best book.
Way too much build up trying for suspense, then jumping around.
The book is a page turner although I found it a bit long and detailed in some places.
Dan Brown never disappoints. Origin is another winner to add to his list!
Exciting and intellectual, very good read
I really enjoy reading books by this author. This one would make another great movie. Is Tom Hanks busy?
It must be an arduous task for Dan Brown to write a new book following the successes he has had with his previous novels such as “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons.” The pressure must be enormous to have the new book equal or exceed the acclaim garnered by his previous works. Fortunately, “Origins” is in that class. Once more, Brown’s intrepid hero, Harvard symbologist, Robert Langdon, must use his encyclopedic knowledge of symbols, both ancient and modern, to decipher a mysterious set of circumstances with particularly dire consequences should he fail. Langdon’s search for the answers to the many questions which he faces takes him to a number of exotic places, each with its own set of symbols. His visits to these places gives Brown an opportunity to provide the reader with mini-travelogues about these locales, which is a neat dividend to the reader trying to solve the riddles before Langdon does. Langdon is accompanied by the obligatory beautiful and brainy female who manages to be a distraction as Langdon realizes that he is attracted to his companion while also supplying Langdon with additional insight on some of the crucial symbols which the pair must decipher. In “Origins”it is the future Queen of Spain. While “Origins” may not be quite on the same level as “Da VInci Code,” it comes close, and it is certainly entertaining on its own merits. Thanks again to Dan Brown for another captivating journey through the world of symbols.
Couldn’t put it down once started.
Great. Thought prrovoking.
After reading The Lost Symbol, I quit looking at Dan Brown for any further reading. However, when Origin was offered at a good price, I decided to give it a try. Though not great, I was pleasantly surprised, mostly because of the book’s interesting story line.
Love the the plot and the people. Could have been shorter.
I have read most, if not all of Dan Brown’s books. Perhaps that is why I found this to be totally predictable. It is action packed. If you are new to the author, you will probably like it, otherwise, it will be the same ole, same ole.
Excellent read. Dan Brown never disappoints.
Dan Brown did it again!
Same O’ same O’. Dan, please come up with something original and don’t just put different names and places in a new book. So disappointed in you.
Another page turner by Dan Brown with the usual format of Professor Langdon aided by a beautiful woman to solve a coded mystery. But there are not as many codes to solve this time. Good scientific research and the stunning location of Barcelona make this a compelling read. A good twist at the end.
It took greal talent and a great deal of research to write Origin. However, it is not a stand alone book and compared to Brown’s other Langdon books it seems formulaic — you see a future movie in the pages with the same bad guys and good guys racing for the same mysterious “something.”
Dan Brown always pushes me to delve into history.
Dan Brown always does a good job and I love Professor Langdon.