Inferno

A Novel

By: Dan Brown

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings.

“One hell of a good read.... As close as a book can come to a summertime cinematic blockbuster.” —USA Today

“A diverting thriller.” —Entertainment Weekly

With a relentless female assassin trailing them through Florence, he and his resourceful doctor, Sienna Brooks, are forced to flee.

Embarking on a harrowing journey, they must unravel a series of codes, which are the work of a brilliant scientist whose obsession with the end of the world is matched only by his passion for one of the most influential masterpieces ever written, Dante Alighieri's The Inferno.

Dan Brown has raised the bar yet again, combining classical Italian art, history, and literature with cutting-edge science in this captivating thriller.

©2013 Dan Brown (P)2013 Random House Audio

Everything you've come to expect from the series

I've enjoyed all the books in this series and this one was no different. The reader is great and story is enthralling.

great read

grabbed me from chapter one. great for a long drive. I little slow in the end though

a great story and adventure

so many negative reviews about the narrator and the story line.

I thought both were excellent. A tale woven with excellent description and tenor.

What a wonderful travel book!

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Not unless they were planning a trip to Italy

Would you ever listen to anything by Dan Brown again?

Take any previous book, subtract Catholic & Vatican, replace with Dante & Italy and you have the same book. Then never ending descriptions & history of every little bit of architecture had me fast forwarding in the hope that the story would pick up. Narration was good.

Dan Brown did it again!!!!

Very interesting history, really catchy, I couldn't wait to get back to my car and listening to more.
It needs to be on the screen, like all his books so far.

Better than Angels and Demons

I liked this one better than Angels & Demons. I look forward to the movie to see how they handle the twists and turns.

Really couldn't put it down...even while I slept

Would you consider the audio edition of Inferno to be better than the print version?

Yes, I could do my housework while reading the book..great read

What other book might you compare Inferno to and why?

His other books where good too

Again, a dud...

That I still fall for the hype of Dan Brown, I'll never understand. Just like The Da Vinci Code, Inferno is more of a tourist guide than a story. While the tidbits about the history of the places and/or things the characters encounter while on their mission are fascinating, the story is mediocre at best. Professor Langdon is again whisked away against his will to solve another mystery, then meets the "a la rigueur mysterious" female character. They begin a frantic race to find the hiding place of a plague left by a crazed scientist - a Dante fanatic - that believes earth is doomed because of overpopulation. Dante's Inferno is included as part of the riddle. Hype, hype, chase, chase.. then the story crashes and burns with an absolutely inane finale. Oh boy, this will definitely be the last time I lose my time with a Dan Brown book.

to much of a soapbox

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

If this would have been the 1st of a series, OK. In this one Langdon sounded like a novice in research after De Vinci & Demons.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

the point of over population, hunger, and world health only needed to be stated 2-3 times, we got the message.Langdon, who was my favorite character in DeVinci & Demons, dropped in the believable category. He seemed like a novice in the research and investigation arena, letting the other characters lead him where they wanted. He is smarter than that!

Would you listen to another book narrated by Paul Michael?

Absolutely

Could you see Inferno being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

if they do, Tom Hanks, of course, he'll increase the credibility to the character as long as he is allowed to create the character as he was in DeVinci.Maggie Smith as the WHO leader.Ben Kingsley as the Consortium's provostVayentha = Portia de Rossi.Bertrand Zobrist = Anthony Hopkins

Inferno - Not so hot

What did you like best about Inferno? What did you like least?

The least enjoyable of the Langdon series. Brown's recipe for past success seemed a little overdone this time out. Although a good scenic tour through Florence, it seemed to have a 'made for the big screen' feel, which is a big part of where I think Inferno fails.

Have you listened to any of Paul Michael’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Paul Michael's remains one of the best.