Angels & Demons: Revealing the secrets of the Vatican
First book in the series: Robert Langdon Series.
Angels and Demons is a work of suspense and mystery that introduces us to the world of symbology, physics and history. Can you imagine that the Vatican was the scene of a deadly struggle between science and religion, between the Illuminati and the Catholic Church, between good and evil? The protagonist is Robert Langdon, an expert in religious symbology who is summoned by a Swiss research center to analyze a mysterious sign burned into the chest of a murdered physicist. There, he discovers the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood: the Illuminati, who have emerged from the shadows to carry out the final phase of a legendary revenge against their most hated enemy: the Catholic Church.
The Illuminati have stolen a dangerous weapon: a sample of antimatter, a substance capable of generating an explosion equivalent to an atomic bomb. And they have hidden it somewhere in the Vatican, where the conclave to elect the new pope is being held. With only hours to avoid disaster, Langdon travels to Rome along with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious scientist who collaborated with the murdered physicist.
There, both will face a series of tests that will take them through the most emblematic places of the Eternal City, following the so-called Path of Enlightenment, a secret route that reveals the four altars of science, related to the four elements: earth , air, fire and water. Each altar hides a clue that brings them closer to the Illuminati's hideout and the deadly weapon. But they will not be alone in their search: a ruthless killer, at the service of the Illuminati, stalks them and constantly puts them in danger.
Angels and Demons is a novel that will captivate you from the first page, with a dizzying pace, a plot full of action, intrigue and surprises, and characters that will make you live their adventure as if it were your own. Dan Brown demonstrates his talent for combining fiction with reality, creating a story that will make you discover the most hidden secrets of the Vatican, the history of the Illuminati, the science of antimatter and the art of Bernini. Angels and Demons is another book that will not leave you indifferent, that will make you emotional and that will show you the deepest conflicts between faith and reason.
