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Book 18 (of 52) – Origin

Origin – Dan Brown

Dan Brown returns with the latest adventure of Professor Robert Langdon in Origin.  In this tale, the assassination of one of Langdon’s former students during a presentation leads him and the future queen of Spain try to evade capture while trying to release the expected scientific breakthrough that promised to devastate the foundation of the world’s religions.

Brown burst into the national consciousness in 2003 when The Da Vinci Code, his second Robert Langdon novel, became a runaway best seller.  Origin, released just about a year ago, is the fifth Langdon book, and the fourth that I’ve read.  His tales are always a unique intertwining of mystery, intrigue, and history.  One of these days, I will get my hands on that fifth novel and will finish off the set.  Of course, that’s what I said last time too.

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Book 12 (of 52) – Inferno

Inferno - Dan Brown

Inferno – Dan Brown

Dan Brown returns with his latest adventure featuring symbologist Robert Langdon, who has turned up in a Florence hospital with a gunshot wound and a case of amnesia.  He teams up with a child prodigy turned doctor to try and track down a virus that threatens to significantly thin the Earth’s population.  As Langdon gets closer to the truth, he finds out that everything, everyone, around him is not what they seemed.

Brown burst into the national consciousness in 2003 when The Da Vinci Code, his second Robert Langdon novel, became a runaway best seller.  Inferno, released in 2013, is the fourth Langdon book, and the third that I’ve read.  His tales are always a unique intertwining of mystery, intrigue, and history.  One of these days, I will get my hands on that fourth novel and will finish off the set.

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Book 8 (of 52) – Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons - Dan Brown

Angels & Demons – Dan Brown

Way back in 2006, I succombed to the pop culture phenomenon that was The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s blockbuster hit from three years earlier which had just been made into a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks.  I remember tearing through the book quickly, but never bothered to pick up any of Brown’s other work.  Earlier this year, his first novel featuring symbologist Robert Langdon, was on sale in the Kindle book store, and I got through it quickly during my recent travels.

Unlike the movie version, where Angels & Demons was set as a sequel to Da Vinci, the book takes place first and is our first introduction to the character of Langdon.  He is called to CERN to consult on the murder of a scientest, and the mystery eventually brings him to Rome, the Vatican, and the inner workings of the Catholic church.  Much like my previous experience with Brown’s work, I found the book to be a quick and easy read.  I saw the movie version back in 2009, and some of the plot must have stuck in my memory because I found myself remembering things as I read the book, to the point where I thought I may have even read the book previously.

Over the years, Dan Brown has put out two more entries in the Robert Langdon series.  I’m sure that, assuming I can pick them up at a reasonable price, I will enjoy reading them as well.