Angels & Demons

By Dan Brown

Angels & Demons - Dan Brown
  • Release Date: 2005-05-03
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,886 Ratings

Description

The explosive Robert Langdon thriller from Dan Brown, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and Inferno—now a major film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones.

An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction.

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 now surfaced 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 they have 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 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 clandestine 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.

Reviews

  • One of my all time favorites

    5
    By Mstephens0500
    I’ll always remember staying up all night to finish this, I was in the 9th grade back in ‘05-‘06. I loved the factual nature of the subject matter, and of course the way Brown developed Robert Langdon as a character was nothing short of amazing. Factual fiction, my introduction. All time fav!
  • Angels and demons

    1
    By fred flinsyone
    Basic physics isn’t understood. Author more interested in supporting his biases than writing flowing prose. Plot poorly executed and too improbable. Historical motif’s poorly developed.
  • Amazing book

    5
    By jrodtheminer
    The last 40% of the book was riveting. I was at the edge of my seat and could not put the book down. The plot twists and suspense were beyond what I was expecting. A must read book.
  • Couldn’t put it down

    5
    By Walker Farrow
    From the first chapter I was enthralled all the way to the end. Rarely happens with a book for me. This is a fantastic book that will keep you on the edge.
  • 5/5

    5
    By i read books in the womb
    GREAT BOOK! I would very much recommend this great thriller. I have read it multiple times, and it has never gotten old. Has romance, suspense, and action. I loved the knowledge of the Illuminati. Great read, and I recommend it to all.
  • Better than the sequel

    5
    By Sleepless in Chicago 2012
    More mystery and a lot more suspense
  • Very well worded book and very thrilling

    5
    By rylenthegreattttttttt
    If you like mystery books and murder mystery’s then you would want to read this book. It is so worth buying and I hope you will enjoy this as much as I do.
  • Amazing

    5
    By Bbnsrggsrhsr
    Couldn’t stop reading
  • Enjoyable

    5
    By Josey86
    I haven’t read this in a long time, so it was great getting to read it again before getting to the newest book in the series. I remembered more of the movie than the book. The book is much different, with some characters being cut out of the movie entirely. I think I like the book version far better than the movie version. I liked the book the first time around, but I liked it even better this time around, somehow.
  • Wow.

    2
    By Moon-Walking Chef
    The opening scene throws off and skews the relationship between characters, as death and paranoia consumes the reader. The second book is far greater!