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The world's most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do.

Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he…

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Dan Brown does it again! His books always take several years to write, probably because they're so complex. Robert Langdon's latest adventure is set in Prague, a beautiful and ancient city that was spared from the worst of WWII. Prague neighborhoods are intricately represented in dark, cold scenes, usually with someone chasing poor Robert and his female friend (this time a scientist name Katherine Solomon). The clues are there, but it takes a super sleuth to put them all together, and that's what makes every Dan Brown book fun (even if the science is over the top).

Brown brings forth another fast-paced thriller that has little to do with history, as so many of his past novels do. Rather, it looks at consciousness.
Robert Langdon is in Prague to attend a lecture by his love-interest, Katherine Solomon. What should be a celebration of a new look at how we look at reality becomes a nightmare as invisible forces are at work trying to destroy all that she has researched.
Nothing is as it seems, and Robert and Katherine are unable to trust anyone, while the bodies add up. The action is hair-raising as the science is mind-bending.…

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