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 100%

This book is a 100% better than the movie.. I think if you read it or in this case listen to it you would be enlightened at the detail that the movie didn't cover.

Exciting narration

I had already seen the movie and this was quite different. Richard Poe did a great job as narrator. It kept my attention the entire time.

Wonderful Book, but..

Thrilling and mysterious story. Exciting all the way through.

What I had an issue with, or rather many, was the narration. Thr narrator seemed to have difficulties choosing voices/dialects/accents when speaking in character. He also seemed to confuse dialogue with description a couple of times. While not the end of the world, it was somewhat annoying at times. What I really hated, and I mean hated, was the fact that he read the entire book without seemingly drinking any water. I could hear he lick the inside of his mouth between words. I heard loud sounds of saliva and the process of swallowing it. As a person with misophonia, this is absolutely horrible to listen to.

Intriguing Puzzle

I started Angles and Deamons many years ago, right before the movie came out, but got busy and didn't finish it. The book was an intriguing puzzle and a fun listen. I wasn't a huge fan of Poe's narration. There just seemed to be something missing there for me, but it didn't detract from the story too much.

If you're a fan of puzzle/riddle books, this is a pretty good one.

Still one of my favorite books!

Love this. I travel a lot and just recently started listening to audio books while I drive between work and home. Angels and Demons remains the only book I read my Senior year of high school, and it remains my favorite book. thrilling, excitement, mystery. I normally don't read books, but I was recommended this by my Physics teacher, and never looked back.