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  • By: Dan Brown
  • Narrated by: Paul Michael
  • Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (503 ratings)

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The Lost Symbol

By: Dan Brown
Narrated by: Paul Michael
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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.

Publisher's Summary

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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Terrible.

Gosh where to start.
The whole thing was awful. Trying to imbue modern America with the ancient world. They are already shoddy reproductions and this novel is a shoddy reproduction of those.

Not to mention the absolutely boring conclusion.

And the lazy misogynistic portrayal of women - chubby? Short?

And Catherine had no personality at all - apart from a tendency to put a wisp of hair behind her ear.

This rotted my brain 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Great Thriller ... Bit weird end

Great Thriller ... Bit weird end story was really good but not sure we needed the last hour of mason meaning

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it has prompted me to think deeply about some of the discussed concepts

I think the story flowed well, and characters have been well drawn and have depth. I didn't guess the intricate ending, but was fully immersed in the storyline.

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Not Dan’s best work!

I think Dan over complicated the plot, so the story became too long. No wonder they made it into a TV show rather than a film.

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Great audiobook

Great story brought to life by the narrator. Worth listening. Great voice. Need more words.

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love the detail

great story line and in depth detail in the plot. somewhat struggled in the middle but had a great ending. always love the reveal at the end and was a cool surprise.

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Great Read/listen

Good book. Certainly not Dan's best work. Although Better than the TV series. Sadly they should keep the story closer. I want that giant squid tank scene

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everyone should read our listen to this book!!!

was wonderful to discover noetic science through this book. for me - something I've always believed now having science behind it has been a true blessing, it is a must read!!

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Amazing!

Great read! Love the way the spice girls were worked into the story, great twist!

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Entertaining and well crafted novel

A long and well writen novel, that kept me listening! The descriptions of the places and of characters colourful and enlightening.

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