Angels and Demons

By: Dan Brown

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization, the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra. Together they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth, the long-forgotten Illuminati lair.

©2000 Dan Brown (P)2004 Simon & Schuster, Inc., AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Divison, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Brown's tale is laced with twists and shocks that keep the reader wired right up to the last revelation." (Publishers Weekly)

Amazing as expected

What a great amazing book to enjoy. As a Truck Driver books like these are a welcome experience.

Highly recommend

Interesting fiction.

Enjoyed this book as fiction and what-ifs. Fun but many inconsistencies in the main characters. Felt like it was written for a movie not as a book.

Dan Brown is a genius

I love the way Dan Brown writes. I would have loved to see inside his head as the plot for this book came to him. Such a creative, intriguing, complex story line. I really loved it! I love how he takes objects and people from history that we all know about, to some degree or another, and turns them into such living, mysterious things! The scavenger hunt angle to the story line, and the rich symbolism in the pieces is so great. Such a refreshing, intelligent story. I have read this book before, and I will read it again! The narrator did an adequate job. Not my favorite, but still good. On to the next book in the series!

Crash and burn

I thoroughly enjoyed this book for the first 17 hours. Sure, it had some typical cheesy Dan Brown moments, but the suspense kept you interested. But the last hour was so incredibly stupid, it ruined the whole thing.

Ok but.........

The narrator was ok. The book was ok but I often wanted to slap the idiots in the story. What annoyingly obtuse people. The main character vacillates between flashes of brilliant insight and flat out failing to see the obvious or being seemingly unaware of things that are common knowledge.

I don't normally complain about the length of a book, in fact, I tend to get the longer titles. I never get abridged titles. However, this one could have been a good 4 hours shorter without leaving out anything of value.

Great Entertainment

The story was great entertainment. I think that it could have been better produced, I could hear every time Richard Poe (narrated by) swallowed; same thing happened with him in Davinci Code. After hours of listening drove me crazy!

A lot better than the movie

This is a thriller! I remember going to the movies to see it in the big screen, but the movie version falls way short than the book. I recommend it to those that love a great mystery.

I never expected the twist

I never expected the twist and thought that was good, though after that it was downhill from there just like Da Vinci Code with the dramatics of the Camerlengo.

With regards to the audio, every line the reader read was as if he was the voice of movie trailers. It sounded at times overly exaggerated. Around chapters 41-43 (somewhere around there) it was painful to determine which of the 5 characters he was acting out- was it Victoria? Camerlengo? Langdon? Hashashin? Olivetti? How frustrating! However, it did get better when he was plainly narrating and not acting out the characters.

My favorite Dan Brown book!

Love the way the author presents the story. Characters are brought to life with details, energy, and passion. Stories are Sensational and believable all at the same time. Highly recommend! Relistened to in anticipation of upcoming trip to Rome.

Great book

It's one of my favorite series. Dan Brown is an excellent author and paired with the vocal talent of Mr. Richard Poe, the main character, Robert, really comes to life. It's definitely worth the listen. I assure you!!!!