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)

Part exciting and Part boring.

This could of been a better book. To much talking, not enough action. Not the best Dan Brown book. He did a better job in the next Robert Langdon book, Inferno.

Fantastic Reading!!! The best one yet Mr. Brown!!

I have read DaVinchi Code and Angels& Demons too. I thought this book was the best out of the 3!! !!! Just keep getting better! Fascinating plot and facts are astounding!!
May even read again. Narrarator, Paul Michael was amazing as well!! THANK YOU!!

Best Yet

I love all of Dan Brown's books. but this one really peaked my interest. I'm a huge fan of Noetic Sciences and neuro linguistic programming. I would love to see him continue this plot as Katherine and Robert and Peter learn how to harness and use the great mysteries through science. I recommend this book to anybody who loves to learn about the unknown and who knows that there is more out there then what they can see.

interesting

As usual, Dan Brown included lots of interesting information and food for thought, but this isn't my favorite of his works.
At times captivating, but a bit rambling and repetitive at others.
It was ok

His Best So Far

i have read every one on dan brown's books and love them all. they seem to all follow the same pattern with difference characters but this one has extra twists and turns. i love the verbiage he uses and the flow of the story. if you like dan brown, read this. another langdon adventure but you do not need to read the other langdon stories to understand this one. I like the voice difference in the characters, the reader does a good job maintaining the tone for each person.

Dan Brown!!!

I love his story telling. There are issues with certain things. There is a style here that doesn’t work, but the pros, far out way the cons. His style is not my personal favorite. But I understand the (why) he writes the way he does. His stories capture the minds of a broader audience (as well it should) so for the varying discrepancies I notice, they will not be obvious to the reader, or listener. So absorb Dan Brown’s world with enthusiasm, and listen…. Really listen. And see the world we all live in, as a world we may all cherish, with an accepting mind.

love it

Dan brown is 1 of my favorite authors and the narration is amazing and mesmerizing

Dan Brown always writes a great story

I love to listen to Dan Brown. He can make every tale he writes seem so real.

An amazing book

You really have to read or listen to this entire book to really understand the beauty of it. Dan Brown really has created a deep philosophical novel.

Masonry

it is more or less the same story than DaVinci code but still enjoyable and interesting. Masonry takes the principal role of the drama with Rober Landon less capable to bring solutions over the table. But the story has an happy ending.