The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
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The Lost Symbol

Author: Dan Brown

Narrator: Paul Michael

Unabridged: 17 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/15/2009

Synopsis

THE #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER FROM THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE DA VINCI CODE

“Impossible to put down.” —The New York Times

“Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster.” —Los Angeles Times

Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to deliver a lecture at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom.

When his mentor, Peter Solomon—a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth . . . all under the watchful eye of a terrifying enemy.

Robert Langdon returns in Inferno, Origin, and The Secret of Secrets (coming soon)!

About Dan Brown

New Hampshire born author, Dan Brown, is most famous for his tremendously successful novel, The Da Vinci Code. He relates the treasure hunt sort of story within a 24-hour period of time, using themes of keys, symbols, codes, cryptography, and conspiracy theories. They also many times feature historical themes and controversial Christianity motifs. His parents involved their children in the family dynamics of using codes, cyphers, crossword puzzles, and treasure hunts to tie together math, music, and languages. Brown's growing up years gave an excellent base for his future writings.

Brown was inspired to be a writer of thrillers after reading Sidney Sheldon's novel The Doomsday Conspiracy. He became a full-time writer in 1996. Angels and Demons was his second book published and was the first novel to include the lead character, Robert Langdon. His first few novels had very little success, but the fourth novel, The Da Vinci Code proved to be one of the most popular books of all time. With that success, his first three books also became very well received with all four novels being listed on the New York Times best sellers list at one time! The next novel, The Lost Symbol, sold over 1,000,000 copies its first day.

Since Brown's books are heavily researched, it would sometimes take two years to finish a novel. In 2006 The Da Vinci Code and Inferno were adapted to screenplays, and were very controversial. Brown has stated that he has potentially twelve books in line for the future.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Daniel on 2010-06-11 16:31:49

I have listened to literally hundreds of books on cd. This book is wild, colorful, incredibly interesting, suspenseful and entertaining. Loved it.

AudiobooksNow review by trekfann on 2011-08-26 20:49:06

If youre looking for a book to read on an airplane, this is a good one for that. While not on the same level as Angels & Demons its still enjoyable enough to get lost in for a time.

AudiobooksNow review by Pamela on 2012-07-03 12:43:22

Fascinating book! Another great mystery. Like in DaVinci, a lot of hidden information is brought to light. This time there is stunning information to learn about our Founding Fathers, The Masons and Washington, D.C. Im ready to read it again!

Goodreads review by Grumpus on November 24, 2024

I don’t get all the haters of the Dan Brown books. Are you really going in with the expectation that these books are going to be award-winning, works of art? If so, do you critique every book you read with that same expectation? It would be a pity if you did. Like movies, I don’t expect every one I w......more

Goodreads review by Becky on September 19, 2009

This book is both poorly written and impossible to put down. I think that about sums it up.......more

Goodreads review by Megan on September 22, 2009

I have such issues rating Dan Brown books... I want 1.5 stars, I think. Snark ahead. Here's the deal: the man can't write. He's a name-brand & url spewing, Wikipedia-like fountain of knowledge, who CAN'T HANDLE VERB TENSES. He also likes really short sentences. That aren't sentences at all. Really. E......more

Goodreads review by John on October 12, 2009

I liked Angels and Demons and I really liked The DaVinci Code but this latest of Dan Browns thrillers was barely worth the time, and definitely not worth the money. The Lost Symbol follows the familiar Dan Brown formula - an ominous conspiracy, a threat to end the world as we know it, a relentless v......more

Goodreads review by Tharindu on February 22, 2022

"Have you seen a bald man with a sling on his arm?" " 'Google' is not a synonym for 'research' " Once again, it's the same set of complements and criticisms here. Pace, suspense, mystery, humor and characters all good but everything feels just too repetitive. At this point, I'm starting to thi......more

Quotes

“Impossible to put down.... Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story.” —The New York Times

“Robert Langdon remains a terrific hero, a bookish intellectual who’s cool in a crisis and quick on his feet.... The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light, and Brown keeps the pages turning.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Thrilling in the extreme, a definite page-flipper.” —New York Daily News

 “[The] Indiana Jones of intellectuals, Robert Langdon, rides again.... Revelations connecting faith and science...add dimension to this page-turner’s thrills.” —People

“Call it Brownian motion: a comet-tail ride of beautifully spaced reveals and a socko unveiling of the killer’s true identity.” —Washington Post

“The wait is over.  The Lost Symbol is here—and you don’t have to be a Freemason to enjoy it.... Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster.” —Los Angeles Times

“A roaring ride.... A caper filled with puzzles, grids, symbols, pyramids and a secret that can bestow ‘unfathomable power.’” —San Francisco Chronicle

“A fascinating pleasure.... Upends our usual assumptions about the world we think we know.” —Newsweek
 
“Dan Brown is a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch

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