Angels and Demons

A Novel

De: Dan Brown

Narrado por: Richard Poe

The explosive Robert Langdon thriller from Dan Brown, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, and The Secret of Secrets.

An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to his first assignment 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 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.

Critics have praised the exhilarating blend of relentless adventure, scholarly intrigue, and cutting wit found in Brown’s remarkable thrillers featuring Robert Langdon. An explosive international suspense, Angels & Demons marks this hero’s first adventure as it careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war.©2000 Dan Brown; (P)2004 Simon & Schuster, Inc., AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Divison, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

San Francisco Chronicle A breathless, real-time adventure....Exciting, fast-paced, with an unusually high IQ.

great book

I loved it, it was addictive and thrilling!
I looked forward to hearing it every time I was driving, whether it was a 10 minute drive or over an hour!

Enjoyable

This book is fun. It's not great literature, but it's fun. It was a great way to pass time while laying on a beach or working out or driving to work. Some of it's a little hokey (ok, alot), but my disbelief was suspended. The biggest problem with this book on audio is that some of the plot points are visual and if you can't see them, you lose something. But, overall, I was entertained fully, and actually like this book over "The DaVinci Code". I give 4 stars because it did what it was suposed to do; entertain me in a fun and surprising way.

A Very Good, Unusual, and Exotic Mystery

I completely enjoyed this novel. The audiobook is also excellent. I read the book on Kindle while simultaneously listening. Although the audiobook is excellent, there are some symbols that I am very glad that I was able to see visually. A narrator cannot duplicate that part of the experience. But his was a very enjoyable audiobook. Thank You...

Great listen!

Would you listen to Angels and Demons again? Why?

No, but I never read books twice or watch movies twice!

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the history and architecture and Roman setting. The narrarator was great at setting the mood. So suspenseful I found it hard to put down!

Very Good

This book was researched so well that I had to do my own research to verify some of the information that I was not familiar with. I enjoyed the story very much and would have given it another star if the ending didn't kind of fall apart a little for me. So much of the story prior to that was written in such a way that it was made believable by virtue of interwoven truths. I think the technique faultered and for me, the characterization was suddenly an obvious stretch regarding Langdon and the Camerlengo.