The Lost Symbol

De: Dan Brown

Narrado por: Paul Michael

THE #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER FROM THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE DA VINCI CODE AND THE NEW ROBERT LANGDON THRILLER, THE SECRET OF SECRETS

“Impossible to put down.” —The New York Times

“Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster.” —Los Angeles Times

Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to deliver a lecture 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 a terrifying enemy.

Look for more Robert Langdon novels:
The Da Vinci Code
Inferno
Origin
The Secret of Secrets©2009 Dan Brown; (P)2009 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

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

“Robert Langdon remains a terrific hero, a bookish intellectual who’s cool in a crisis and quick on his feet.... The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light, and Brown keeps the pages turning.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Thrilling in the extreme, a definite page-flipper.” —New York Daily News

“[The] Indiana Jones of intellectuals, Robert Langdon, rides again.... Revelations connecting faith and science...add dimension to this page-turner’s thrills.” —People

“Call it Brownian motion: a comet-tail ride of beautifully spaced reveals and a socko unveiling of the killer’s true identity.” —Washington Post

“The wait is over. The Lost Symbol is here—and you don’t have to be a Freemason to enjoy it.... Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster.” —Los Angeles Times

“A roaring ride.... A caper filled with puzzles, grids, symbols, pyramids and a secret that can bestow ‘unfathomable power.’” —San Francisco Chronicle

“A fascinating pleasure.... Upends our usual assumptions about the world we think we know.” —Newsweek

“Dan Brown is a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch

Tough Critics

It seems that people are being exceptionally hard on this book. I think it does what it is supposed to do - promote thought and discussion. I bet the internet searches on Freemansons, noetic science, and America's founding fathers spiked with the release of this novel. This book is worth your time.

Worth the listen, but Langdon's wearing thin

I enjoyed listening to the book and it was worth the 1 credit, but it wouldn't be worth 2 credits. The books drags us through the same basic plot followed in the two previous Prof Langdon books. The "scientifical" information and "secret society" basis of the book kept me entertained up until the last couple of chapters. At that point the mysticism or whatever you'd call it became boring. I couldn't figure out why a blindfold was required other than a tool to keep the reader in suspense.

A Mix and not new

Although this latest book by Dan Brown is better than average regarding mystery it seems to be lacking any new plot subject. It is very similar to "The Da Vinci Code" without the Christian undertone, though there is plenty Religious reference. It lacks the religious moral friction from previous books by Brown which is what made them so interesting. Or perhaps I'm just not that interested in Washington DC characters.
If you have read "The Da Vinci Code" and have seen the movie, "National Treasure" you have already virtually listened to this audio.
It seems that Brown is resting on his previous success. You decide.

excellent book

A good Dan Brown book with more insight into the Masons. The device of a character seeing something revealing but not sharing it with the reader got a little tiresome but overall a good read.

Liked it

I liked it... but DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons were better.