Angels & Demons

From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Da Vinci Code" comes the explosive thriller that started it all, now in a special movie tie-in edition. The prequel, set to release in May 2009, once again stars Tom Hanks as world renowned Harvard symboligist Robert Langdon, who is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. 496 pp. (Thriller)

World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuriesold underground organization--the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra. Together they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth the longforgotten Illuminati lair. Angels & Demons is soon to be a major motion picture from Sony Pictures starring Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, and Ayelet Zurer, and directed by Ron Howard.

About the Author

DAN BROWN is the bestselling author of "Digital Fortress, Angels & Demons," and "Deception Point," He lives in New England. "From the Hardcover edition." He s a professor of symbology in Harvrard University.He usually takes 2 yrs time in writing a book.He puts in a lot of research through 200 and odd working under him for his book.He collects all the details of EVERYTHING that plays either a part or fully in the story,be it a human being or a tiny flagelate.