The Lost Symbol

Dan Brown

Sep 2009 · Robert Langdon Series Book 3 · Sold by Vintage

About this ebook

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

Ratings and reviews

Novel starts slow, but picks up very well as you go along. If Dan Brown would write all his books like the middle to the end of this one, people would be more entertained than they already are. The read is alright, I saw the twist about the father and son coming from a mile away, as did anyone else who reads the book I'm sure. The very last part after the story climax, I could have done without. Its a decent read.

Apparently Dan Brown has lost all pretense of even pretending his stories could be anything but fantasy. It almost seems like the only purpose of this book is to apologize to religious readers that he may have offended with his previous Robert Langdon adventures. Any attempt at scientific explanation is gone, the mystery is simply uninteresting, as most are when the answer to the mystery is simply "magic".

This is the first novel Brown writes after becoming wicked-rich and famous (he actually wrote A/D first, then DaVinci second which, of course, is when he struck gold) Which is to say that he was writing the novel as if he already pictured it on screen. The Lost Symbol was decent, not bad, and entertaining. It had a few "wow" moments and the chase scenes were, well, chase scenes. All in all it was good. A bit predictable, but OK. It felt like he wrote specific scenes because they'd look good on screen...

About the author

Dan Brown is the author of numerous #1 international bestsellers, including Origin, Inferno, The Lost Symbol, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Deception Point, and Digital Fortress.