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Angels and Demons is a frantic mystery-thriller by American author Dan Brown, which takes place before The Da Vinci Code, although you don't have to read it first. Both books circle around conspiracies within the Catholic Church, but Angels and Demons is based more in Rome and the Vatican. When a scientist is found brutally murdered, Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor, is asked to decipher the symbols scorched upon the man's chest. Langton unravels the mysteries of the codes, realising that an age-old secret society called the Illuminati, a brotherhood swarn against Catholicism is indeed alive and active. Langdon must embark on a hunt, following a 400-year old trail through the streets and churches of Rome to find the Illuminati and prevent a tragedy. This is a suspenseful and imaginative read that you won't be able to put down! Read More

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  • David Stone30 May 2009

    Until the recent film release, Dan Brown's Angels and Demons was far less famous and successful than its sequel, The Da Vinci Code, but in many ways it is actually the better book. Although both Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code feature Harvard Symbologist Robert Langdon as the hero and feature similar plot elements, such as the conspiracies of secret societies and the Catholic Church, Angels and Demons is the far more exciting, absorbing and plausible of the two. The plot is full of twists, turns, intrigue and red herrings but, basically, the action follows Robert Langdon as he tries to stop an Illuminati plot to destroy Vatican City and bring down the Catholic Church using stolen antimatter particles. The Illuminati are an ancient secret society of scientists and free thinkers who were believed to have been destroyed by Church purges. But, following the death of the Pope, four Cardinals are kidnapped just before the papal conclave is due to begin to decide on who should be appointed as the new Pope. The missing Cardinals turn out to be the Preferiti, those considered to be the most likely to become Pope, and it seems clear that the Illuminati have returned and are after revenge against the church. Helped by Vittoria Vetra, one of the scientists who developed the antimatter that was stolen by the Illuminati, Robert Langdon has to follow the Path of Illumination across Rome to track down the Illuminati and save the four kidnapped Cardinals before they are murdered. Angels and Demons is one of the best books I have read - it is a fantastic story and I got so engrossed that I could hardly put it down! I can't wait for The Lost Symbol to be released so that I can find out what Dan Brown has in store for Robert Langdon next.

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    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 anti-matter, 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 and 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, anti-matter, 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 civilisation.

    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 humour from Langdon and a little less bombastic philosophising 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 it's tasty. --Kelly Flynn, Amazon.com

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    When a scientist is found brutally murdered Harvard professor Robert Langdon is asked to identify the mysterious symbol seared onto the dead man's chest. Realising it must be the work of the Illuminati - an ancient secret brotherhood sworn against Catholicism - the race is on to prevent a tragedy.

  • 0552150738
  • 9780552150736
  • Dan Brown
  • 1 July 2001
  • Corgi Books
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 624
  • Corgi Edition
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