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Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
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Angels & Demons (2000)

by Dan Brown

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Series: Robert Langdon (1)

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The murder of a world-famous physicist raises fears that the Illuminati are operating again after centuries of silence, and religion professor Robert Langdon is called in to assist with the case.
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dan Brown didnt fail me on this one at all. When u really want 2 talk about a real science-fiction, action packed, suspense-filled novel, angels and demons is a good example. Robert langdon made my hair stand back there when he took the antimatter into that chopper. I was really wondering wat was gonna happen. It was really a big battle between science and religion ( )
  DigitalKB | Apr 13, 2020 |
As with The Da Vinci Code, very fast paced and exciting. I don't feel that the characters were very in-depth or likeable, but I'm still looking forward to reading the next book. ( )
  Linyarai | Feb 16, 2020 |
Seriously overrated. Not very good. Ditto for the movie... ( )
  scottcholstad | Jan 4, 2020 |
Plot had potential. In the hands of a writer who can develop characters better, this could have been 4 stars. ( )
  TSBresser | Dec 29, 2019 |
Twist after twist after twist and utterly unputdownable. Amazing. ( )
  Bran_Pap | Dec 5, 2019 |
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Romance, religion, science, murder, mysticism, architecture, action. Go!
added by Lemeritus | editKirkus Review (May 1, 2000)
 
Pitting scientific terrorists against the cardinals of Vatican City, this well-plotted if over-the-top thriller is crammed with Vatican intrigue and high-tech drama... Though its premises strain credulity, Brown's tale is laced with twists and shocks that keep the reader wired right up to the last revelation.
added by Shortride | editPublishers Weekly (May 1, 2000)
 
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Brown, DanAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Biavasco, AnnamariaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Biström, PirkkoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Guani, ValentinaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hernandez, RodCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Poe, RichardNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ruitenberg, JosephineTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Robert Langdon (1)
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2000-05-12
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Robert Langdon
Vittoria Vetra
Maximilian Kohler
Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca
Gunther Glick
Important places
Rome, Italy
Vatican City
CERN, Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland (headquarters)
Important events
Papal Election
Related movies
Angels & Demons (2009 ∙ IMDb)
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New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 2004)
Whitcoulls top 100, 2008 (21)
Audie Winner (2007.01|Spanish Language, 2007)
NPR Top 100 Killer Thrillers (15)
Whitcoulls top 100, 2010 (29)
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For Blythe...
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Physicist Leonardo Vetra smelled burning flesh, and he knew it was his own.
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Do NOT combine film adaptations (DVDs or other video formats) with the book.
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Flynn, Vince
DeMille, Nelson
Cussler, Clive
Crais, Robert
Brown, Dale
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English US
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World-renowned Harvard University symbologist Robert Langdon recieved a summons to the Swiss CERN research facility to investigate the murder of one of their physicist. His murder was at the hands of the thought-to-be dead society known as the Illuminati. After his death, it is revealed that the Illuminati has stolen a very crucial piece of technology the physicist has invented, and they threaten to vaporize Vatican City during conclave. They also claim that they have kidnapped the four cardinals most likely to be elected pope and threaten to kill them. With the Swiss Army's hands tied as they attempt to keep this situation away from the media, Robert Langdon teams up with the physicist's daughter, Vittoria Vetra, to travel to the Vatican to end the chaos before midnight strikes.
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