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OverviewWHAT WAS LOST WILL BE FOUND Washington DC- Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned at the last minute to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building. Within moments of his arrival, however, a disturbing object - gruesomely encoded with five symbols - is discovered at the epicentre of the Rotunda. It is, he recognises, an ancient invitation, meant to beckon its recipient towards a long-lost world of hidden esoteric wisdom. When Langdon's revered mentor, Peter Solomon - philanthropist and prominent mason - is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon finds himself quickly swept behind the facade of America's most historic city into the unseen chambers, temples and tunnels which exist there. All that was familiar is transformed into a shadowy, clandestine world of an artfully concealed past in which Masonic secrets and never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible and inconceivable truth. A brilliantly composed tapestry of veiled histories, arcane icons and enigmatic codes, The Lost Symbol is an intelligent, lightnin Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dan BrownPublisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Imprint: Corgi Books Edition: Export ed Volume: 3 Dimensions: Width: 11.20cm , Height: 4.70cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.356kg ISBN: 9780552161237ISBN 10: 0552161233 Pages: 672 Publication Date: 22 July 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsImpossible to put down...Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story -- Janet Maslin New York Times 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 Unputdownable...Gripping...Jaw-dropping...The blockbuster read of the year News of the World So compelling that several times I came close to a cardiac arrest...As perfectly constructed as the Washington architecture it escorts us around Sunday Express A narrative that can grip you like a vice... As engaging a hero as you could wish for Daily Mail Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a rollercoaster Los Angeles Times So compelling that several times I came close to a cardiac arrest...As perfectly constructed as the Washington architecture it escorts us around Sunday Express A narrative that can grip you like a vice... As engaging a hero as you could wish for Daily Mail Unputdownable...Gripping...Jaw-dropping...The blockbuster read of the year News of the World Impossible to put down...Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story The New York Times Author InformationDan Brown is the bestselling author of Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he has taught English and creative writing. He lives in New England. Visit his UK website at www.danbrownofficial.co.uk Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |