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Angels & Demons:
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.Price: $9.99
Edition: Reissue
Published by Pocket on 2006-03-28.
Average rating (2076 reviews):
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 Rating: 8.0 |
Recent reviews:
Reviewed by anonymous on 2007-03-28: Dan Brown had me guessing the whole way through and I wouldnt have it any other way. So many twists and turns. Brown is at the top of his game in this novel. (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2007-03-24: I read this book, finally, a year after reading the DaVinci Code, and seeing the movie. This is another great pageturner. Very exciting!
The subject matter again is controversial,but thought provoking, which
I can still say even as a devout Catholic. (read more ...)
Rating: 8.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2007-03-22: I liked this just as much as the davinci code. This was a good read. It took me awhile to get into it, but once I did I couldn't put it down!!!! If you liked the davinci code, you will love (read more ...)
Rating: 8.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2007-03-19: I read this book before I read The Da Vinci code. This has got to be my favorite book of all time. Long, but I would definitely read it again. Unable to put it down. I enjoyed reading this book more (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2007-03-16: I enjoyed 'Angels and Demons' for the action but found it like a blockbuster movie, enjoyable for the moment, but not memorable afterwards. There were more than enough murders, fights, narrow escapes, interesting personalities, brilliant revelations, and chase scenes, that it (read more ...)
Rating: 6.0
