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

loved it

listening to this made me look forward to my commute every day. Dan Brown is great.

I liked it very much

The story plot is as usual a twisty idea from Dan Brown. This is my third book of his writing and i am liking it. My next is the lost symbol and it has very high benchmarks to meet. I have to say though that one of Dan Brown's key excellence is his care for details, and in an audio book format (for me) I cannot grasp such detailed image. Fortunately I have issues with long written detailed books in usual reading experience, and for this combo of reason I can only listen to Dan Brown and cannot read his books. This does not have any thing to do with the book and everything to do with my preference, i am sharing this so any one with same preference does not feel threatened by the obsessive details provided by the book, your mind will utilize what it can, and you will survive.

Really enjoyed the performance.

Very entertaining story. Excellent performance. Paul Michael narration is flawless. I look forward to the Dan Brown/Paul Michael collaborations.

Raises Some Heady Issues

Overpopulation? Plague? Terrorism? Art History? What's not to love in this novel. Dan Brown is brilliant in his appreciation of art and his ability to draw the reader into a thriller in such a unique manner.

Overpopulation is most definitely a serious issue with no real solutions. It is interesting to me that our world is so entrenched in denial when it comes to the longterm existence of our own species. All one has to do is look around us to see animals going extinct due to a loss of habitat. We too have a finite habitat. Why do we refuse to see the consequences of our own birth rates and longevity?

This book really made me think - I loved it.

Different from the film, not sure which I prefer

It's good. Sufficiently different from the film starring Tom Hanks. The challenge is that Hanks is so good, that you can see him has Langdon. His co-star in the film, Ms. Jones is mostly cardboard, so the character differences are not really disturbing. The book is a bit long, and could use more aggressive editing, but the story moves along. Some have characterized this as a series of tourist guides. I didn't get that, and I think it's worth listening to. Paul Michael is a very good reader.

great read

Great book! kind of slow to start but ends strong. I highly recommend this book!

Dan Brown does it again!

As always, Dan Brown delivers an excellent plot keeping you in suspense till the very end. I only wish the narrator had more range when speaking for the individual characters (although his overall performance was acceptable).

Great book, great performance

Where does Inferno rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the top, love Dan Browns books but this is the first I've listen to and the performance was great

What did you like best about this story?

I like the turns it took even though some you saw coming it was still done well. And like always some of the historical references Dan Brown throws in his novels

Which scene was your favorite?

The scene on the ship when Robert finds out the truth

Any additional comments?

Great book

Typical Dan Brown

Where does Inferno rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

First audiobook

Would you be willing to try another book from Dan Brown? Why or why not?

I am not a fan of reading Dan Brown books, but the audiobook was nice, as I could take it on the go.

What about Paul Michael’s performance did you like?

Fantastic!

The devil is in the details.

Dan Browns books are like the art written with in them; Flawless in every way. His books maintain a perfect writing that knows no bounds. The stories of Robert Langdon have always amuse, interested, and adored me with the love world art, reading, and story telling. And the voice of Paul McMichael makes the character of Robert Langdon in every way.