New Releases by Dan Brown

#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.

अमेरिकन राष्ट्रपति के चुनाव से पहले नासा ने पता लगाया कि एक बर्फ के टुकड़े में धँसे मेटियोराइट में दूसरे ग्रहों पर के जीवन के पुख्ता सबूत मिले हैं। इसका उस राष्टपति चुनाव में काफी महत्व है और उस पर काफी चर्चा होती है। अगर यह खोज सही साबित होती है तो वर्तमान राष्ट्रपति के फिर से चुनाव जीतने की संभावना बन जाती है। लेकिन जाँच में पता चलता है कि नासा का दावा फर्जी था और राष्ट्रपति के चुनाव जीतने के लिए उसका प्रचार किया गया। विपक्षी उम्मीदवार इसका फायदा उठाना चाहता है लेकिन वो भी बेदाग नहीं है। वह निजी कंपनियों के हित में काम करना चाहता है जो नासा को बदनाम कर उसके कार्यों पर कब्जा करना चाहती हैं। फिर अंत में क्या निकलता है? क्या वर्तमान राष्ट्रपति को नासा के दावों का फायदा मिलेगा या विपक्षी इसका फायदा उठा लेगा? सस्पेंस, थ्रिलर, उत्तेजना और कई तरह की जटिलताओं से भरी यह किताब आपको रहस्य और रोमांच की एक ऐसी दुनिया में ले जाएगी जहाँ रोमांस भी है, विज्ञान भी है और रोमांच भी है।

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and Inferno and the “master of smart thrills” (People) comes a “rocket-fast thriller” (Vince Flynn) about an astonishing NASA discovery that unravels a deadly conspiracy that leads all the way to the White House. When a NASA satellite spots evidence of an astoundingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory—one that could have profound implications for US space policy and the impending presidential election. With his re-election hanging in the balance, the President sends 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. Before she can contact the President, she and Michael are attacked by a deadly team of assassins controlled by a mysterious power broker who will stop at nothing to hide the truth. Fleeing for their lives in an environment as desolate as it is lethal, their only hope for survival is to find out who is behind this masterful ploy. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all in this “taut, fast-paced, barn-burner of a book” (St. Petersburg Times).

Perkumpulan rahasia kuno. Senjata pemusnah massal. Target tak terbayangkan. Pembunuhan keji terjadi di sebuah fasilitas rahasia di Swiss. Fisikawan Pastor Leonardo Vetra dibunuh dengan cap simbol misterius di dadanya. Simbol misterius yang memaksa kepala fasilitas rahasia memanggil Robert Langdon sang simbolog. Langdon menyadari bahwa simbol itu adalah ambigram Illuminati, organisasi bawah tanah tertua dan terkuat di dunia. Mungkinkah Illuminati yang sudah terkubur selama berabad-abad muncul kembali untuk membalas dendam pada musuh bebuyutannya-Gereja Katolik? Ketakutan terbesar Langdon menjadi nyata, ketika utusan Illuminati menanam bom waktu di jantung Kota Vatikan tepat saat konklaf pemilihan Paus berlangsung. Berpacu dengan waktu, Langdon terbang ke Roma bersama Vittoria Vetra, putri pastor yang terbunuh. Dengan bom waktu yang terus berdetak, mereka harus meyakinkan Garda Swiss akan ancaman di Vatikan, dan menguak rahasia perseteruan besar antara Gereja dan Illuminati. Thriller yang eksplosif, Angels & Demons menyajikan pergulatan abadi antara sains dan agama yang berubah menjadi peperangan. ^Buku yang luar biasa … imajinatif, penuh intrik, dan menegangkan sampai akhir!^ -Dale Brown, New York Times Bestselling Author

Inferno is het zesde boek van bestsellerauteur Dan Brown en het vierde boek met in de hoofdrol Robert Langdon, hoogleraar kunstgeschiedenis en symboliek. Dan Brown, Ynferno (Fryske útjeste) Robert Langdon, heechlearaar keunstskiednis en symbolyk, wurdt op in nacht wekker yn in sikehûs yn Florence sûnder te witten hoe''t er dêr telâne kaam is. Holpen troch in stoïsynske jonge frou, Sienna Brooks, flechtet Langdon en bedarret er yn in dûzeljend aventoer. Langdon komt derachter dat er yn it besit is fan in tal ûntrêstigjende koades, makke troch in briljante wittenskipper; in sjeny dat obsedearre is troch de ein fan ''e wrâld en it tjustere masterwurk Ynferno fan Dante Alighieri. De striid tsjin dizze mysterieuze fijân bringt harren nei tiidleaze lokaasjes as it Palazzo Vecchio, de Boboli-tunen en de Duomo, en Langdon en Brooks stjitte op in netwurk fan ferburgen trochgongen en ieuwenâlde geheimen... Yn syn fenomenale bestsellers De Da Vinci Code, Het Bernini Mysterie en Het Verloren Symbool kombinearre Dan Brown op masterlike wize skiednis, keunst, koades en symboalen mei in razend spannend ferhaal. Mei Ynferno sit Brown op fertroud terrein en hat er syn oan no ta meast dryste boek skreaun. Dan Brown is ien fan de súksesfolste trillerskriuwers yn ''e wrâld. Syn boeken stiene moannenlang boppe oan de bestsellerlisten tepronk en De Da Vinci Code waard ien fan de bêstferkochte boeken fan alle tiden. `Spannend, ûnderhâldend en stiet fol mei nijsgjirrige feiten.'' De Telegraaf `In spannende thriller dy''t rint as it spoar. (...) Better as De Da Vinci Code.'' NRC Handelsblad `Lêst as in trein.'' de Volkskrant `Brown traktearret syn lêzers yn Florence op in tocht lâns ferneamde keunstwurken (...) In soad gong en in strak orkestrearre plot. De lêzer dy''t healwei mient te witten hoe''t it sit, wachtet in ferrassing.'' Elsevier `Ynferno docht wat er dwaan moat: fermeitsje.'' De Morgen

Robert Langdon, profesor de simbología de Harvard, llega al vanguardista Museo Guggenheim Bilbao para asistir a la inauguración de un descubrimiento que “cambiará para siempre la faz de la ciencia”. El anfitrión de esa noche es Edmond Kirsch, un multimillonario y futurista de cuarenta años, y uno de los primeros discípulos de Langdon. Pero la velada estalla de repente en caos, y el preciado descubrimiento de Kirsch está a punto de perderse para siempre. Ante a una amenaza inminente, Langdon se ve obligado a huir acompañado por Ambra Vidal, la elegante directora del museo que trabajó con Kirsch. Ambos viajan a Barcelona en una peligrosa búsqueda para encontrar una críptica contraseña que desvele el secreto de Kirsch. A través de los oscuros corredores de la historia oculta y la religión extrema, Langdon y Vidal deben eludir a un atormentado enemigo cuyo omnisciente poder parece emanar del propio Palacio Real de España. Descubrirán pistas que los enfrentarán cara a cara con el sorprendente descubrimiento de Kirsch... y con la asombrosa verdad que nos ha eludido a todos desde hacetanto tiempo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A #1 New York Times Bestseller 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 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 reu00adligion, 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.

Tengah malam, Robert Langdon terbangun di rumah sakit dan syok saat mendapati dirinya ada di Florence, Italia. Padahal, ingatan terakhirnya adalah berjalan - pulang setelah memberi kuliah di Harvard. Belum sempat Langdon memahami keganjilan ini, dunianya meledak dalam kekacauan. Di depan mata, dokter yang merawatnya ditembak mati. Langdon berhasil lolos berkat Sienna Brooks, seorang dokter muda yang penuh rahasia. Dalam pelarian, Langdon menyadari bahwa dia memiliki sebuah stempel kuno berisi kode rahasia ciptaan ilmuwan fanatik yang terobsesi pada kehancuran dunia berdasarkan mahakarya terhebat yang pernah ditulis—Inferno karya Dante. Ciptaan genetis ilmuwan tersebut mengancam kelangsungan umat manusia, Langdon harus berpacu dengan waktu memecahkan teka-teki yang berkelindan dalam puisi-puisi gelap Dante Alighieri. Belum Iagi, dia harus menghindari sepasukan tentara berseragam hitam yang bertekad menangkapnya. Sang master, Dan Brown, sekali lagi menunjukkan kegeniusan mengolah sejarah, seni, kode, dan simbol dalam sebuah kisah yang tak terlupakan. Setelah The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, dan The Lost Symbol, lnferno kembali menegaskan kejayaan Dan Brown sebagai perajut kisah luar biasa.

Varifrån kommer vi?Vart är vi på väg?Robert Langdon, professor i religiös symbolik vid Harvard, anländer till Guggenheimmuseet i Bilbao för att närvara vid avslöjandet av en upptäckt som enligt inbjudan kommer att ”förändra vetenskapen för alltid”. Edmond Kirsch, en fyrtioårig miljardär som blivit världskänd för sina hypermoderna tekniska uppfinningar och djärva förutsägelser, var en gång Langdons student. Nu hävdar han att han funnit svaret på två av mänsklighetens mest omdebatterade frågor.När den spektakulära presentationen inleds inser Langdon att han och de hundratals andra gästerna står inför ett avslöjande som är långt mer kontroversiellt än de kunnat ana. Men plötsligt exploderar den välorkestrerade kvällen i kaos. Tillsammans med museets eleganta chef Ambra Vidal finner Langdon sig vara måltavla för en okänd fiende som inte skyr några medel för att förhindra att Kirschs banbrytande upptäckt når dagens ljus. Tillsammans flyr Langdon och Vidal mot Barcelona för att knäcka det kryptiska lösenordet som skyddar Kirschs hemlighet innan det är för sent. Under den dramatiska jakten tvingas Langdon navigera bland mystiska koder, nedtystade historiska fakta och religiös extremism. Efter sensationella bästsäljare som Da Vinci-koden, Änglar och Demoner och Inferno är Dan Brown nu tillbaka med en av sina hittills mest hisnande, banbrytande och underhållande romaner.

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 DEMONS The 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 CODE The 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 SYMBOL To 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 . . . INFERNO The 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?

El profesor de simbología religiosa de la Universidad de Harvard Robert Langdon se encuentra en París dando una conferencia. En la recepción que tiene lugar a continuación tiene una cita con el prestigioso comisario del museo del Louvre, pero éste nunca aparece. Horas más tarde, el profesor recibe una llamada: el comisario ha sido encontrado muerto y la policía francesa requiere de sus servicios. Langdon es conducido al Louvre y allí descubre que la víctima ha dejado un mensaje cifrado en la escena del crimen. Convertido en el sospechoso principal, Langdon debe descifrar, junto a la criptóloga francesa Sophie Neveu, una serie de pistas que han sido dejadas específicamente para ellos. Si no consiguen resolver el puzzle a tiempo, un secreto milenario podría perderse para siempre, y sus vidas peligrarían. «Espero sinceramente que esta adaptación de El código Da Vinci provoque en nuevos lectores el mismo entusiasmo que siento al explorar la historia secreta y los misterios del mundo en el que vivimos.» Dan Brown

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. Praise for the adult edition of The Da Vinci Code “WOW . . . Blockbuster perfection. An exhilaratingly brainy thriller. Not since the advent of Harry Potter has an author so flagrantly delighted in leading readers on a breathless chase and coaxing them through hoops.”—The New York Times “A new master of smart thrills. A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure.”—People

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SEEK AND YOU WILL FIND Florence: 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. Only Langdon’s knowledge of the 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 The Inferno to guide them, they must decipher a sequence of codes buried deep within some of the Renaissance’s most celebrated artworks to find the answers to a puzzle which may, or may not, help them save the world from a terrifying threat... When it was published in the summer of 2013, Inferno became a global sensation, selling over 15 million copies in hardcover. This new and exclusive illustrated edition illuminates the sights and cities which form the backdrop to Dan Brown’s most thought-provoking and compelling novel yet, and reveals the rich tapestry of history, art and literature which inspired its narrative.

El profesor de simbología Robert Langdon se despierta en un hospital en mitad de la noche, desorientado y con una herida en la cabeza. No recuerda nada de las últimas treinta y seis horas. Ni cómo ha llegado hasta allí, ni el origen del macabro objeto que los médicos descubren entre sus pertenencias. El mundo de Langdon pronto se convierte en un caos y se ve obligado a huir por las calles de Florencia junto a una inteligente joven, Sienna Brooks, cuyas hábiles maniobras le salvan la vida. Langdon no tarda en darse cuenta de que se encuentra en posesión de una serie de inquietantes códigos creados por un brillante científico; un genio cuya obsesión con el fin del mundo sólo es equiparable a la pasión que siente por una de las obras maestras más influyentes jamás escritas: Inferno, el oscuro poema épico de Dante Alighieri. En su huida a través de escenarios tan conocidos como el Palazzo Vecchio, los jardines Boboli o el Duomo, Langdon y Brooks descubren una red de pasadizos ocultos y secretos antiguos, así como un nuevo y terrorífico paradigma científico que podría ser utilizado para mejorar la vida en la Tierra... o para destruirla. Apasionante y controvertida, Inferno es una lectura endiabladamente entretenida; una novela que cautivará al lector con la belleza del arte, la historia y la literatura italianas..., mientras le plantea cuestiones provocativas sobre el papel de la ciencia en nuestro futuro.

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. Inferno En 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.

Mein Geschenk ist die Zukunft. Mein Geschenk ist die Erlösung. Mein Geschenk ist ... Inferno Robert Langdon, Harvard-Professor für Symbologie, erwacht mit einer Schusswunde in einem Krankenhaus in Florenz und kann sich nicht an die letzten zwei Tage erinnern. Doch viel Zeit zur Erholung bleibt ihm nicht, denn nach einem Anschlag muss er mit der jungen Ärztin Sienna Brooks in deren Wohnung flüchten. Dort stellt sich heraus, dass Langdon dabei war, die versteckte Botschaft in einem jahrhundertealten Gemälde zu Dantes "Inferno" zu entschlüsseln. Die Spur führt sie in den Palazzio Vecchio, wo sie sich von Dantes Totenmaske konkretere Hinweise erhoffen, doch diese ist gestohlen worden. Nun beginnt eine Jagd durch halb Europa, bei der Langdon die Maske wiederfinden und einen perfiden Plan vereiteln muss. Dan Brown wurde 1964 in New Hampshire geboren und studierte Englisch und Spanisch. Nach dem Studium veröffentlichte er zunächst mehrere Alben als Singer/Songwriter, widmete sich aber Mitte der 90er Jahre ganz dem Schreiben. Sein erster Roman, "Diabolus", erschien 1998. Seinen großen Durchbruch feierte Dan Brown 2000 mit "Illuminati", dem ersten Thriller um den Harvard-Professor Robert Langdon. In seinen Büchern kombiniert er geschickt Elemente des Thrillers mit religions- und kunstgeschichtlichen Fakten und spricht dadurch ein breites Publikum an. Mit Inferno hat Bestsellerautor Dan Brown den hochspannenden vierten Thriller um den Symbolologen Robert Langdon vorgelegt.

''Que tremolin els autors de thrillers. Que es retractin els escèptics. Que els lectors es posin còmodes: Dan Brown ho ha tornat aconseguir'' Times Literary Supplement Washington D.C.: Robert Langdon, professor de simbologia de la Universitat de Harvard, vola cap a la capital dels Estats Units per donar una classe magistral al Capitoli. Poc després de la seva arribada, apareix al centre de la Rotonda un objecte amb un missatge desconcertant -xifrat en cinc símbols-. En aquesta enigmàtica inscripció Langdon hi reconeix de seguida una invitació atàvica, una crida misteriosa que prové d''un món esotèric i llunyà.Aquest descobriment coincideix amb el segrest del seu amic i mentor, Peter Solomon, filantrop i membre de la maçoneria. Langdon comprèn que els dos fets estan relacionats i no li queda sinó acceptar el repte de resoldre aquest estrany misteri. És una qüestió de vida o mort. A partir d''aquí, Langdon és arrossegat a una aventura que el portarà cap als túnels, temples i cambres secretes de la ciutat més important dels Estats Units. En poquíssimes hores, tot allò familiar es converteix en un món clandestí i pertorbador els secrets del qual han quedat curosament amagats en un passat de secrets maçònics i revelacions mai vistes que semblen conduir a una veritat impossible i inquietant.Una novel·la trepident carregada d''intriga. Perquè no hi ha secret més extraordinari que aquell que ens descobreix allò que ja teníem a la vista.

At the age of twenty-two, Dan Brown came to P.S. 85 as an eager, fresh-faced teacher. He was even as-signed his own class: 4-217. Unbeknownst to him, 4-217 was the designated “dumping ground” for all fourth-grade problem cases, and his students would prove to be more challenging than he could have ever anticipated. Intent on being a caring, dedicated teacher but confronted with unruly children, absent parents, and a failing administration, Dan was pushed to the limit time and again: he found himself screaming with rage, punching his fist through a blackboard out of sheer frustration, often just wanting to give up and walk away. Yet, in this seeming chaos, he slowly learned—from the more seasoned teachers at the school and from his own mistakes—how to discipline, teach, and make a difference. The Great Expectations School is the touching story of Class 4-217 and their teacher, Mr. Brown. But more than that, it is the revealing story of a broken educational system and all those struggling within and fighting against it.

WHAT WAS LOST WILL BE FOUND... Harvard professor Robert Langdon is summoned to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building, Washington DC. But within minutes of his arrival, a gruesome and disturbing discovery is made at the epicentre of the Rotunda. Langdon recognizes it as an ancient invitation, beckoning its recipient towards a long-lost world of hidden wisdom. And when Langdon''s revered mentor is brutally kidnapped, he realizes his only chance to save his old friend is to accept this sinister summons... All that was familiar is transformed into a shadowy, clandestine world in which Masonic secrets and never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible and inconceivable truth. As Langdon will discover, there is nothing more extraordinary or shocking than the secret which hides in plain sight... 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. This exclusive edition features over 250 photographs and illustrations, allowing the reader to explore the rich historical research from which Dan Brown drew his inspiration, and uniquely complementing the reading experience.

#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • An intelligent, lightning-paced thriller set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., with surprises at every turn. “Impossible to put down.... Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story.” —The New York Times Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to appear at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom. When his mentor Peter Solomon—a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth ... all under the watchful eye of Dan Brown''s most terrifying villain to date Note: This eBook edition of The Lost Symbol, Special Illustrated Edition, includes photographs that will appear on black-and-white devices but are optimized for devices that support full-color images.

Die Illuminaten sind zurück ... Ein Kernforscher wird in seinem Schweizer Labor ermordet aufgefunden. Auf seiner Brust finden sich merkwürdige Symbole eingraviert, Symbole, die nur der Harvardprofessor Robert Langdon zu entziffern vermag. Was er dabei entdeckt, erschreckt ihn zutiefst: Die Symbole gehören zu der legendären Geheimgesellschaft der Illuminati. Diese Gemeinschaft scheint wieder zum Leben erweckt zu sein, und sie verfolgt einen finsteren Plan, denn aus dem Labor des ermordeten Kernforschers wurde Antimaterie entwendet. Illuminati ist der erste Teil von Dan Browns überaus erfolgreicher Thriller-Reihe um den Symbolologen Robert Langdon.

Als 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 ... Meteor von Bestsellerautor Dan Brown ist ein hochspannender Thriller mit Science Fiction-Elementen.

Auf der Suche nach dem Da Vinci Code ... Robert Langdon, Symbolologe aus Harvard, befindet sich aus beruflichen Gründen in Paris, als er einen merkwürdigen Anruf erhält: Der Chefkurator des Louvre wurde mitten in der Nacht vor dem Gemälde der Mona Lisa ermordet aufgefunden. Langdon begibt sich zum Tatort und erkennt schon bald, dass der Tote durch eine Reihe von versteckten Hinweisen auf die Werke Leonardo da Vincis aufmerksam machen wollte - Hinweise, die seinen gewaltsamen Tod erklären und auf eine finstere Verschwörung deuten. Bei seiner Suche nach den Hintergründen der Tat wird Robert Langdon von Sophie Neveu unterstützt, einer Kryptologin der Pariser Polizei und Enkeltochter des ermordeten Kurators. Eine aufregende Jagd beginnt ... Mit dem Thriller Sakrileg schrieb Dan Brown einen Mega-Bestseller, der mit Tom Hanks in der Hauptrolle ein großer Kinoerfolg wurde. Dieses E-Book enthält zusätzlich eine Leseprobe von Dan Browns Roman Inferno.

Una tranquilla notte parigina. Nulla traspare dalla classica e impenetrabile facciata del Louvre. Un dramma si sta consumando al suo interno, nella Grande Galleria. Il vecchio curatore Saunière, ferito a morte, si aggrappa con un ultimo gesto disperato a un dipinto del Caravaggio, fa scattare l''allarme e le grate di ferro all''entrata della sala scendono immediatamente, chiudendo fuori il suo inseguitore. A Saunière restano pochi minuti di vita. Si toglie i vestiti e si distende nella posizione dell''uomo di Vitruvio, il celebre disegno di Leonardo. Accanto a sé, scrive pochi numeri e un solo nome: Robert Langdon, uno studioso di simbologia. A lui toccherà scoprire il mistero che si cela dietro i capolavori di Leonardo. Chi era il pittore rinascimentale? Cosa nascondeva? E, soprattutto, quali enigmi sconvolgenti nascondevano le sue opere? L''America intera si è appassionata al thriller di Dan Brown. Il suo romanzo ha spiegato a milioni di lettori perché, in definitiva, Monna Lisa sorride.

Robert Langdon, un professor de simbologia religiosa de la Universitat de Harvard que és de visita a París, rep una trucada inquietant a mitjanit a l''hotel. Un vell curador del Louvre ha estat assassinat i s''ha trobat una xifra misteriosa al costat del cadàver. Langdon, assistit per una brillant criptògrafa francesa, Sophie Neveu, intenta treure l''entrellat d''aquest misteri i descobreix amb estupor tota una sèrie de pistes amagades en les obres de Da Vinci. El misteri es complica quan Langdon descobreix que el vell curador del Louvre pertanyia a una societat secreta de la qual també havien format part Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo i el mateix Da Vinci.