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)

4.666 Stars!

The narration is very good, not the best I've heard, but excellent for the speakers vocal range, The story is very interesting, "illuminating" one might say. Dan Brown knows how to keep a reader on their toes and the research alone into the art and history of Rome, science and the Illuminati is astounding. There were a couple parts that I thought didn't seem emmotionally realistic, mainly how the main characters are so light hearted in the wake of very personal tradgedy. However, the whole story takes place in 24 hours so I took that into account, after all, after all, without those emmotions we lose the characters. I loved it!

loved it

narrator was excellent great story line. much better than the movie more detail in book

Good narration

I really enjoyed listening to this book. The narrator did a very good job reading the entire book, describing all the events taking place, playing each character and their accents which made the book all the more enjoyable. I would definitely listen to this book again.

The story kept me guessing

Just when I thought I had guessed the “whodunnit”, there was another plot twist that kept me guessing. Great book, and I’m eager to start the next one!

Great Story

Great story with good writing! Different in some ways from the big screen adaptation, can’t wait to read more!

Illuminati!

“Man’s mind is progressing much faster than his soul”.

“Man’s morality is not advancing as man’s science”.

Cheesy but interesting

The second a main character is described as a “James Bond” or “Indiana Jones” archetype, you lose me. I like the scientific parts of the story and the realism of it, but the fictional writing and tone is extremely overrated and hard to get with.

Great book

The reader was amazing, the storyline kept me interested. Even though the author had a nag for moving slow at the interesting parts, it kept me on the edge of my seat. Great listen. I advise others to listen too.

Enjoyable and convoluted as always

Dan Brown’s books are long and yet mesmerizing. Just enough humor to offset the tension and tragedy.

Could not stop listening.

I worked in the house and garden with the ear plugs in. Did not want to stop listening. Great book.