Origin Dan Brown

Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bil-hao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever." The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and fu-curist, and one of Langdon's first students.

But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly crupts into chaos, and Kirsch's precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost. Facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced to flee in the company of Ambra Vidal, che elegant museum director. They travel to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret.

Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion, Langdon and Vidal must evade an enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain's Royal. Palace. They uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirsch's shocking discovery . . . and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us.

"A BRISK NEW THRILLER, ... LIABLE TO STIR UP AS MUCH CONTROVERSY AS THE DA VINCI CODE DID."

-The New York Times