Robert Langdon
Doubleday
October 2017
On Sale: October 3, 2017
Featuring: Robert Langdon; Ambra Vidal; Edmond Kirsch
480 pages ISBN: 0385514239 EAN: 9780385514231 Kindle: B01LY7FD0D Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Whoever You Are. Whatever You Believe. Everything Is About To Change. The stunningly inventive new novel from the worldโs most popular thriller writer
Bilbao, Spain
Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcementโthe unveiling of a discovery that โwill change the face of science forever.โ The eveningโs host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdonโs first students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough . . . one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence.
As the event begins, Langdon and several hundred guests find themselves captivated by an utterly original presentation, which Langdon realizes will be far more controversial than he ever imagined. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirschโs precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Reeling and facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch to stage the provocative event. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirschโs secret.
Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion, Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainโs Royal Palace itself . . . and who will stop at nothing to silence Edmond Kirsch. On a trail marked by modern art and enigmatic symbols, Langdon and Vidal uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirschโs shocking discovery . . . and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us.
Origin is stunningly inventiveโDan Brown's most brilliant and entertaining novel to date.
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