Origin
From the author of the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon Book 5)
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Robert Langdon returns in Dan Brown's brilliant new thriller, THE SECRET OF SECRETS, available now.
The global bestseller featuring symbologist Robert Langdon, from the author of THE DA VINCI CODE and 'master of the intellectual cliffhanger' (Wall Street Journal) Dan Brown.
Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of an astonishing scientific breakthrough. The evening’s host is billionaire Edmond Kirsch, a futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world.
But Langdon and several hundred guests are left reeling when the meticulously orchestrated evening is suddenly blown apart. There is a real danger that Kirsch’s precious discovery may be lost in the ensuing chaos. With his life under threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao, taking with him the museum’s director, Ambra Vidal. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch’s secret.
To evade a devious enemy who is one step ahead of them at every turn, Langdon and Vidal must navigate the labyrinthine passageways of extreme religion and hidden history. On a trail marked only by enigmatic symbols and elusive modern art, Langdon and Vidal will come face-to-face with a breathtaking truth that has remained buried – until now.
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Fans of bestseller Brown's novels featuring Robert Langdon will probably enjoy the Harvard "symbology" professor's fifth outing, but those who expect coherence in their thrillers will be disappointed. Langdon, last seen in 2013's Inferno, visits the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, to hear a lecture by Edmond Kirsch, a former student of his who's now a "billionaire computer scientist, futurist, inventor, and entrepreneur." Kirsch promises in the buildup to his lecture to answer the questions, "Where do we come from? Where are we going?" Those answers, the reader is repeatedly told, will shatter the foundations of the world's religions. When evil doers thwart Kirsch's efforts to disseminate this great news, Langdon goes on the run, accompanied by Ambra Vidal, the stunningly beautiful director of the Guggenheim Museum, on a mission to find those responsible and to share Kirsch's discovery with the world. The answers to Kirsch's fundamental questions come as a letdown. Brown promises much but delivers little.
Klantrecensies
More of the same, but entertaining
Dan Brown found yet another angle to his recurring theme of science versus religion. The book is in no respect original and follows the same blueprint he established in his earlier Langdon novels. Also, the ground ideas on which the apparent controversy in this novel are built have been used better in other pieces of public culture. For the fans, it will provide some enjoyable light reading, but it misses the sheer page turning qualities of The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.
Idiote prijs
Wat is dit met boeken. Lijkt wel een boeken kartel. 25 euro als paperback en 19 euro digitaal. Boek zal ongetwijfeld aardig zijn, maar wacht tot die in de rommel bakken ligt.
Dan brown Origin
Not as great or intriguing as his other books. Prediction like Star Trek is better.