The Lost Symbol

By: Dan Brown

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • An intelligent, lightning-paced thriller set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., with surprises at every turn.

“Impossible to put down.... Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story.” —The New York Times

Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to appear at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom.

When his mentor Peter Solomon—a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth... all under the watchful eye of Dan Brown's most terrifying villain to date.

©2009 Dan Brown (P)2009 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"[I]mpossible to put down....Mr. Brown was writing sensational visual scenarios long before his books became movie material. This time he again enlivens his story with amazing imagery....Thanks to him, picture postcards of the capital's most famous monuments will never be the same....In the end it is Mr. Brown's sweet optimism, even more than Langdon's sleuthing and explicating, that may amaze his readers most." ( The New York Times)
"Thrilling, entertaining....Robert Langdon goes for another roller-coaster ride - this time in a hunt for a Masonic treasure in Washington, D.C." ( Los Angeles Times)

Great Book, OK follow up

If this book was written by any other author and was not the sequel to one of the highest selling novels of all time...I think I would have rated it a five. Nonetheless, this is a very good book with a solid story. It was paced well and took me on many different turns that I enjoyed. There were some rather predictable payoffs, but as a whole a great effort!

As a side note, Paul Micheal is now without a doubt one of my favorite narrators! His character development is crisp and his tone control is top notch! A+ for him!!

Powerful New Thought Science

Dan Brown does a spectacular job of connecting so many dots in metaphysics, new thought and new sciences. This is truly a study worth listening to several times. The story is quite harrowing too, the only frustration I had was loosing the story energetic when the characters get overly involved in the instructional conversations. (A necessary flaw to explain the complex concepts involved.) Hoping he choses to expound in a nonfiction version of his discoveries.

Great shift from Catholicism Book HAHA

I really enjoy Dan Brown. I have read every book he has written. I have enjoyed watching as his writing improved and his story lines became more dramatic. He has developed into a fantastic writer. This book was well written, well planned, and well researched. The plot and theme were great. The final scenes were great and very unpredictable. I'm just sad he strayed from the church, but he sure has strayed in his movies also. I love a great book with religeous overtones, so going with the burnt out Freemason story line just left me dry.

My jaw literally dropped.

Having not yet read Inferno this is the best book in the Robert Langdon series. There is a moment in this novel that will have your jaw on the floor. It was amazing. Paul Michael is also phenomenal!

This should definitely be a movie!!

Looooved this book! It had me guessing until the end. Please, Please Please, make it into a movie for all of us die hard fans of the series!!!!

Loved it.

Did not want to stop listening. Paul Michael does a great job of telling the story.

yeah

Dan Brown again drags out a story line that could be told in half the time
Very easy to put this book down.

Good but not great

kept me interested some surprises struggled with slow spots. kept waiting for exciting ending.

the plot twists and turns

excellent production and performance. I enjoyed listening to this one. highly recommended. hope you enjoy it as I did.

Entertaining and Educational

I enjoyed this book very much. It is long, but there was a lot to explain and I appreciated all the information. There are a lot of concepts that I researched because I didn't even now about them before. As in his prior books, he opens your eyes to a lot of possibilities and destroys a lot of generally accepted myths.