Angels and Demons
CERN Institute, Switzerland: a world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered with a mysterious symbol seared onto his chest. The Vatican, Rome: the College of Cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Somewhere beneath them, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion. In a breathtaking race against time, Harvard professor Robert Langdon must decipher a labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols if he is to defeat those responsible - the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years, reborn to continue their deadly vendetta against their most hated enemy, the Catholic Church. Origin, the spellbinding new Robert Langdon thriller from Dan Brown, is out now
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Community Reviews
The premise is brilliant: the murder of a CERN scientist, the theft of lethal antimatter, a threat against the Vatican, and a hunt for symbols through Rome to thwart a millennial conspiracy. Dan Brown mixes science, history, art, and religion into a narrative blend that reads at a surprising speed. The problem is that, to maintain that pace, every element is sacrificed to the functionality of the action.