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  • By: Dan Brown
  • Narrated by: Paul Michael
  • Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (4,162 ratings)
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By: Dan Brown
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Editor reviews

International best-selling novelist Dan Brown delivers the exhilarating third audiobook in his Robert Langdon series, The Lost Symbol, narrated by American actor Paul Michael. This phenomenal series has taken the world by storm. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon hunts through hidden chambers and secret tunnels under Washington D.C to save his kidnapped mentor. He must use all his knowledge and skill to break through the codes but the task ahead seems impossible and the clock is ticking ever-closer towards danger. What Langdon never suspects is the shocking twist of truth that will change everything. Available now from Audible.

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The Lost Symbol, the stunning follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, is a masterstroke of storytelling - a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes and unseen truths...all under the watchful eye of a terrifying villain. Set within the unseen tunnels and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale.

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol. Within minutes of his arrival, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object - artfully encoded with five ancient symbols - is discovered in the Capitol Building. The object is an ancient invitation, meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of hidden esoteric wisdom. And when Langdon's mentor Peter Solomon - prominent Mason and philanthropist - is kidnapped, Langdon's only hope of saving Peter is to accept this invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon finds himself plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations...all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth.

The Lost Symbol is exactly what Dan Brown's fans have been waiting for...his most thrilling novel yet.

©2009 Dan Brown (P)2009 Random House Inc.

Critic reviews

"Impossible to put down....Mr. Brown was writing sensational visual scenarios long before his books became movie material. This time he again enlivens his story with amazing imagery....Thanks to him, picture postcards of the capital's most famous monuments will never be the same....In the end it is Mr. Brown's sweet optimism, even more than Langdon's sleuthing and explicating, that may amaze his readers most." ( The New York Times)
"Thrilling, entertaining....Robert Langdon goes for another roller-coaster ride - this time in a hunt for a Masonic treasure in Washington, D.C." ( Los Angeles Times)

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Could not stop listerning

what a great book thrilling and intresting cant wait for the next one and i will be gettingg it as soon as it comes our



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brilliant!

listened to repeatedly, gotten so wrapped up in the storyline it's like time stands still!!!

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You must listen to this book

I read this book many years ago but listening to it really brought it to life. The story has a great twist and keeps you guessing. I particularly like the fact that some of this fictional writing has its base in fact.
I would recommend it to anyone with an open mind.

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Bad ending

Well performed. Good story in regards to suspense and pace. Not much depth of character except villain. The ending just really... Well, it basically just repeated something already mentioned. Waiting for a eurika that never came

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Great listen

Once again Dan Brown provides a fast paced, captivating and educational story. Highly recommended. Narration by Paul Michael was lively and engaging.

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I can't believe they didn't make this a film.

a pretty good story with some interesting twists and turns as well as a certain familiarity with previous books.
a nice one to read.

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Totally gripping from beginning to end

Another masterpiece by Dan Brown, for me this is the best one in the Robert Langdon series. This story will leave you questioning what is real and what is fiction with events unfolding rapidly, you will be on edge from beginning to end.

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Struggled to maintain interest...

The narrator was good but the story just didn't captivate the way its predecessors did and saw the plot twist coming a mile off, was more a chore to complete.

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Dan Brown does it again!

This was my first book I have 'read' as an audible book instead of the 'old fashioned' way. I was therefore a bit sceptical if I would like it. However it was great! This newest adventure of Harvard Prof. Robert Langdon was filled with the usual mysteries from Symbols and their varied meanings throughout history as well as perceptions of the Free Masons and their ?Hidden Secret Mysteries?. I enjoyed the narration and found this very easy to listen to, I would listen often before going to bed and the voice of the narrator helped me to relax and unwind. The book was filled with the usual twists and turns, surprises and moments where you held your breath as you intently listened on. Would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery that captures your imagination and keeps you wanting to read on. I believe you could also listen to this book without having read the previous ones. Overall Excellent!

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Well narrated

really enjoyed this book. till the last few chapters. it seemed to me that Dan Brown was dragging it out. There was the normal twists in the plot, most of them I had figured out.

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