Original - Dan Brown

Bilbao, Spain

Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art in Bilbao for a major announcement in which he will unveil a discovery that “will change the face of science forever.” The host of that event is Edmund Kirsch, the forty-year-old billionaire and futurist who made His high-tech innovations and bold predictions have made him a world-famous figure, intending Kirsch, who was Langdon's first student at Harvard two decades ago. Revealing an Astonishing Scientific Breakthrough... It Will Answer Two of Human's Fundamental Questions As the evening begins, Langdon and the rest of the few hundred guests take on a spectacular show. Langdon soon realizes that it will be far more controversial than he imagined, but the meticulously orchestrated event suddenly sinks. In disarray, and Kirsch's precious discovery on the verge of being lost forever. In the aftermath, Langdon faces dire threats that force him to flee Bilbao, and with Amira Vidal, the elegant museum director who has been collaborating with Kirsch to prepare for that provocative event. Together, they flee to Barcelona in search of... In search of a coded password that will reveal Kirsch's secret, Langdon and Vidal navigate the dark corridors of hidden history and extremist beliefs to escape an enemy of Jans whose power seems to emanate from the Spanish royal palace itself...and no deterrent to silence Edmund Kirsch on a path fraught with modern art and occult symbols, he reveals Langdon and Vidal's evidence will eventually bring them face to face with Kirsch's astonishing discovery...and the surprising truth we've been missing for so long.

Number of pages: 464

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