In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world’s most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling--a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths all under the watchful eye of Brown’s most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale.
As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object--artfully encoded with five symbols--is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation . . . one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom.
When Langdon’s beloved mentor, Peter Solomon--a prominent Mason and philanthropist--is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly 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.
As the world discovered in The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Dan Brown’s novels are brilliant tapestries of veiled histories, arcane symbols, and enigmatic codes. In this new novel, he again challenges readers with an intelligent, lightning-paced story that offers surprises at every turn. The Lost Symbol is exactly what Brown’s fans have been waiting for . . . his most thrilling novel yet.
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“失落的秘符”根据内地上市实体书书名，其他译名不做收录。
继2000年的《天使和魔鬼》和2003年《达·芬奇密码》之后，罗伯特·兰登博士姗姗来迟。小说的封面是华府的美国国会大厦，封蜡章的图案中有一只双头凤凰、数字33和“ordo ae chao”的字样（order to chaos的拉丁文，意思是乱中有序）。《失落的秘符》大部分故事都发生在华盛顿，此次丹·布朗将带领他的读者进行一次独特的美国权力之都旅行。在这次旅行中，丹·布朗把大名鼎鼎的共济会牵涉进来，让读者看看共济会如何决定了华盛顿这个城市的形成以及对美国国父们的影响。《失落的秘符》将虚构融入事实，比如签署了美国《独立宣言》的乔治·华盛顿、富兰克林以及至少一打总统如富兰克林·罗斯福、杜鲁门、福特等本都是共济会成员。
“《失落的秘符》是一部辉煌和极具吸引力的作品，丹·布朗讲故事的天赋、他的丰富的历史学知识、密码学知识以及吊人胃口的才能都在书中展露无余。这是一部近来出版史上最令人期待的作品。”一直担任丹·布朗编辑的Jason Kaufman表示：“丹·布朗小说的开场无与伦比，《失落的符号》讲述的故事发生在12小时内，从第一页开始，读者就将跟随罗伯特·兰登纵览精彩而出人意表的种种情境。
在《达·芬奇密码》中，丹·布朗用阴谋论挑衅了一下罗马教廷，这次他用同样的伎俩耍了一把共济会。读者将跟随哈佛大学符号学家罗伯特·兰登博士的脚步戳穿聚集在首都华盛顿的秘密组织阴谋。有些秘密被砌进了华盛顿标志性建筑的砖瓦之中，有些则隐藏在平淡无奇的街景中。《失落的秘符》继承了丹·布朗前几部冒险小说快节奏的特点，甚至是复制，只不过丹·布朗这次把解码之旅从巴黎搬到华盛顿，把罗浮宫场景改头换面为美国国会大厦，反派从《达·芬奇密码》中的白化病僧侣改成了病态文身肌肉男Mal'akh，前者喜欢自虐，肌肉男则以折磨他人为乐。
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