I typically like to read novels the old fashioned way, and listen to non-fiction on Audible. This was the first Dan Brown novel I chose to listen to on Audible. Return to Angels & Demons or DaVinci Code.even Inferno, but leave this on the shelf with the Lost Symbol.įormulaic and (Sadly) Predictable but worth the read. I honestly wanted to like it, but there were times in the story when I rolled my eyes so often, my wife thought that I was having stroke. I say this as a fan of Brown and as someone who will continue to read about Professor Langdon - regardless of the absurdity of his 'romances' and leaps in logic - but this was the most disappointing 'adventure' Langdon has embarked on. This felt more like an excruciatingly protracted science lesson than a mystery thriller.

It's possible I'm immune at this point to the twists that Dan Brown takes the reader down, but I honestly don't think his heart was in the story. Maybe it isn't fair to compare the two, but this felt lazy by comparison. And when I did, it was 4am and I was half convinced a Spanish albino monk was going to come crashing through my window. They uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirsch’s shocking discovery…and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us. 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 travel to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch’s secret. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch. Facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced to flee. 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.īut the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch’s precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Langdon is once again wrapped up in a global-scale event that could have massive ramifications on the world’s religions. As he does in all his novels, Brown extensive research on art, architecture, and history informs every page.' - Entertainment Weekly

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