Angels and Demonsby
Dan Brown
From the authors website:
When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol -- seared into the chest of a murdered physicist -- he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati... the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth.
The Illuminati has surfaced from the shadows to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy... the Catholic Church.
Langdon's worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican's holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces he has hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City. With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival.
Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair... a secret location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation.
An explosive international thriller, Angels & Demons careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war...
(This book I actually listened to prior to About Face by Donna Leon but I never got a post up about it. I really liked Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. I had listened to The Da Vinici Code a couple years ago and enjoyed that also. I think Angels and Demons was more graphically violent but it really kept me on the edge of my seat. That Dan Brown can sure spin a tale! Click on the authors name to follow the link to learn more.)
I have not read this one yet. I did read DaVinci Code, and part of the fun was having the illustrated version. It is a good storythat keeps you wanting to turn the page to find out what happens. I did see the film for Angels and Demons, but I still would like to get teh illustrated version to read it some day. It just adds a little to the experience to have all the artwork and history to look at while reading the story.
ReplyDeleteHi John. I listened to DaVinci Code and watched the movie and I have to say I never would have understood the movie had I not listened to the audio book first. I have not seen the Angels and Demons movie so I can't say I would feel the same way. In the DaVinci Code though the book explained things so much better. I bet the illustrated versions of the books are totally cool. I didn't realize they had such things.
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