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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.

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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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Great audiobook

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

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Amazing!

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

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This is s good read.

A great novel that roles along quickly and teachers you a little about Washington and America, well worth the effort.

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Story was good but it took too long to end.

Bit dull on the narration side. Book is fast paced and fun though it took a while to end.

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Preachy and a bit dumb

The great secrets turn out to be very underwhelming. Dan Brown is a preacher and teacher and annoying. Fast moving story but much gaping in disbelief from the characters. Ultimately like a theology lecture.

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Riveting!

Loved it, captivating as always and a few good twists thrown in for good measure.

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A great yarn.

That invites you to consider your own beliefs on the destiny of man and future directions we might take

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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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Classic Dan Brown

In Dan Browns classic overly detailed take, this time on the very conspiracy filled history of the capital of the United States.

A little disappointing to realize that I guessed the ending around halfway through the book, however, this does not take away from any of the exhilarating action-adventure that is The Lost Symbol.

A must-read if you're a fan of Dan Brown!!

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Fun story a little predicatble but great notheless

The Lost Symbol, is doing for the Freemasons what its predecessor, The Da Vinci Code, did for the Catholic Church's Opus Dei—showering new fame, and new fictions, on a brotherhood that's already catnip for conspiracy theorists.

I enjoyed the story and as a Mason, I had a better understanding of concepts and traditions spoken of herein. I can't fault the narration, it was clear and well performed.
This story has piqued my interest to learn more about noetic science.

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