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Angels and Demons
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Thrilling plot with ancient brotherhood and papal intrigue.
Angels and Demons is an action-packed thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The intricate plot involving the Illuminati and the Vatican makes for a fascinating read, while the fast-paced action and suspenseful cliffhangers will keep you turning pages. Author Dan Brown's attention to historical detail adds a unique layer of authenticity to the story, making it a must-read for those who enjoy pulse-pounding mysteries.
- Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer (2005)
Angels and Demons
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Synopsis:
An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization -- the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra. Together they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth...the long-forgotten Illuminati lair.
Review:
It takes guts to write a novel that combines an ancient secret brotherhood, the Swiss Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, a papal conclave, mysterious ambigrams, a plot against the Vatican, a mad scientist in a wheelchair, particles of antimatter, jets that can travel 15,000 miles per hour, crafty assassins, a beautiful Italian physicist, and a Harvard professor of religious iconology. It takes talent to make that novel anything but ridiculous. Kudos to Dan Brown (Digital Fortress) for achieving the nearly impossible. Angels & Demons is a no-holds-barred, pull-out-all-the-stops, breathless tangle of a thriller--think Katherine Neville's The Eight (but cleverer) or Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum (but more accessible). Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is shocked to find proof that the legendary secret society, the Illuminati--dedicated since the time of Galileo to promoting the interests of science and condemning the blind faith of Catholicism--is alive, well, and murderously active. Brilliant physicist Leonardo Vetra has been murdered, his eyes plucked out, and the society's ancient symbol branded upon his chest. His final discovery, antimatter, the most powerful and dangerous energy source known to man, has disappeared--only to be hidden somewhere beneath Vatican City on the eve of the election of a new pope. Langdon and Vittoria, Vetra's daughter and colleague, embark on a frantic hunt through the streets, churches, and catacombs of Rome, following a 400-year-old trail to the lair of the Illuminati, to prevent the incineration of civilization. Brown seems as much juggler as author--there are lots and lots of balls in the air in this novel, yet Brown manages to hurl the reader headlong into an almost surreal suspension of disbelief. While the reader might wish for a little more sardonic humor from Langdon, and a little less bombastic philosophizing on the eternal conflict between religion and science, these are less fatal flaws than niggling annoyances--readers should have no trouble skimming past them and immersing themselves in a heck of a good read. "Brain candy" it may be, but my! It's tasty. --Kelly Flynn Look Inside the Motion Picture Angels & Demons (Sony Pictures, 2009) Click on each image below to see a larger view Ewan MacGregor as Carlo Ventresca with College of Cardinals Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon and Ayelet Zurer as Vittoria Vetra Armin Mueller-Stahl as Straus and Ewan MacGregor as Carlo Ventresca Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, Ayelet Zurer as Vittoria Vetra, and Ewan MacGregor as Carlo Ventresca Ewan MacGregor as Carlo Ventresca
Author: Dan Brown
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 572
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 26 Jun 2001
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Thrilling plot with ancient brotherhood and papal intrigue.
Angels and Demons is an action-packed thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The intricate plot involving the Illuminati and the Vatican makes for a fascinating read, while the fast-paced action and suspenseful cliffhangers will keep you turning pages. Author Dan Brown's attention to historical detail adds a unique layer of authenticity to the story, making it a must-read for those who enjoy pulse-pounding mysteries.
- Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer (2005)