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Sunday Times #1 Bestsellernew York Times #1 Bestsellerthe Spellbinding New Robert Langdon Novelfrom The Author Of The Da Vinci Code.'fans Will Not Be Disappointed' The Timesrobert Langdon, Harvard Professor Of Symbology And Religious Iconology, Arrives At The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao To Attend The Unveiling Of A Discovery That Will Change The Face Of Science Forever. The Evening?s Host Is His Friend And Former Student, Edmond Kirsch, A Forty-year-old Tech Magnate Whose Dazzling Inventions And Audacious Predictions Have Made Him A Controversial Figure Around The World. This Evening Is To Be No Exception- He Claims He Will Reveal An Astonishing Scientific Breakthrough To Challenge The Fundamentals Of Human Existence.but Langdon And Several Hundred Other Guests Are Left Reeling When The Meticulously Orchestrated Evening Is Blown Apart Before Kirsch?s Precious Discovery Can Be Revealed. With His Life Under Threat, Langdon Is Forced Into A Desperate Bid To Escape, Along With The Museum?s Director, Ambra Vidal. Together They Flee To Barcelona On A Perilous Quest To Locate A Cryptic Password That Will Unlock Kirsch?s Secret.in Order To Evade A Tormented Enemy Who Is One Step Ahead Of Them At Every Turn, Langdon And Vidal Must Navigate Labyrinthine Passageways Of Hidden History And Ancient Religion. On A Trail Marked Only By Enigmatic Symbols And Elusive Modern Art, Langdon And Vidal Uncover The Clues That Will Bring Them Face-to-face With A World-shaking Truth That Has Remained Buried - Until Now.'dan Brown Is The Master Of The Intellectual Cliffhanger? Wall Street Journal'as Engaging A Hero As You Could Wish For? Mail On Sunday 'for Anyone Who Wants More Brain-food Than Thrillers Normally Provide? Sunday Times Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that will change the face of science forever. The evening's host is his friend and former student, Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old tech magnate whose dazzling inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world. This evening is to be no exception: he claims he will reveal an astonishing scientific breakthrough to challenge the fundamentals of human existence. But Langdon and several hundred other guests are left reeling when the meticulously orchestrated evening is blown apart before Kirsch's precious discovery can be revealed. With his life under threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape, along with the museum's director, Ambra Vidal. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret. In their path lie dark forces which will do anything to stop them. To evade a tormented enemy who is one step ahead of them at every turn, Langdon and Vidal must navigate labyrinthine passageways of hidden history and ancient religion. On a trail marked only by enigmatic symbols and elusive modern art, Langdon and Vidal uncover the clues that will bring them face-to-face with a world-shaking truth that has remained buried - until now. —Publisher's description. Résumé figurant sur le site de l'éditeur : "Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever". The evening's host is his friend and former student, Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old tech magnate whose dazzling inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world. This evening is to be no exception: he claims he will reveal an astonishing scientific breakthrough to challenge the fundamentals of human existence. But Langdon and several hundred other guests are left reeling when the meticulously orchestrated evening is blown apart before Kirsch's precious discovery can be revealed. With his life under threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape, along with the museum's director, Ambra Vidal. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret. In order to evade a tormented enemy who is one step ahead of them at every turn, Langdon and Vidal must navigate labyrinthine passageways of hidden history and ancient religion. On a trail marked only by enigmatic symbols and elusive modern art, Langdon and Vidal uncover the clues that will bring them face-to-face with a world-shaking truth that has remained buried - until now." Robert Langdon skal denne gang overvære en tidligere studerendes præsentation af ny forskning, som bl.a. vil gøre op med religiøse forestillinger. Inden præsentationen dræbes den studerende, og Langdon må igen på jegt efter en hemmelig kode godt hjulpet af en underskøn ung kvinde og en intelligent robot