636 pages
Published March 1, 2013 by Transworld Publishers.
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 …
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… ([source][1])
[1]: danbrown.com/angels-demons/
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The book is okay-ish. The facts are so absurd that I've elected to ignore it - if you read this book and think "Oh, the author is so knowledgeable and attentive to details and match things up perfectly", then you should think again. Check the facts so that you're not misinformed.
One bonus star for the surprising twist, but I'm not sure I'd ever read books like this for a second time.
The story was entertaining enough and made me crave a trip to Rome very very badly, but the writing put me off. If Goodreads had half stars, it would be 3.5, because it is a very action-packed story in the end.
But I rolled my eyes plenty of times, because the characters are just way too over the top. Robert Langdon ist the most unscholarly scholar ever, just like Vittoria, etc. If he hadn't gone so over the top with the characters, I would have liked it more, but then, that's probably a bit much too ask in a book that deals with 'Save the Vatican from ultimate destruction in a 4 hour timeframe'.
