Angels & Demons (Reissue Ed.) | 誠品線上

天使與魔鬼

內容簡介

內容簡介 解碼「瘋」潮席捲全球，《達文西密碼》「前傳」，哈佛大學符號學家羅柏‧蘭登首度登場！《天使與魔鬼》是《達文西密碼》的「前傳」，是哈佛大學符號學家羅柏‧蘭登首度登場的小說，描述蘭登羅浮宮那趟重要造訪的一年前，發生於梵蒂岡城的冒險故事，一場異教與信仰、宗教與科學的戰爭。故事敘述想以科學證明神確實存在的物理學家李歐納度‧威特拉在公布他的重大成果「反物質」前夕遇害，不但眼珠子被挖掉，胸膛還被烙上一個神祕的印記。蘭登發現這個印記正是「光明會」（Illuminati）的標記，全世界最古老、最有權力的魔鬼教派遺失已久的符號。而威特拉製造出來的「反物質」，是人類所知最具威力的能源，一公克的反物質所蘊藏的能量，等於二十噸核彈──跟投在日本廣島的那顆原子彈一樣大。埋藏在地下五十公尺的「反物質」被偷走了，這種高度不穩定的物質，將會拯救世界，抑或是用來製造出有史以來最致命的武器？倒數計時已經開始……本書介出自時報出版《天使與魔鬼》 Experience the explosive, “intriguing, imaginative, and very suspenseful” (Dale Brown, New York Times bestselling author) classic thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and Inferno that follows Robert Langdon on a white-knuckled race against time to uncover the darkest secrets of Rome.An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target.When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol, he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient and powerful secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati—which has its sights on its longtime enemy: the Catholic Church.Desperate to save the Vatican, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra. Together, they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth—the long-forgotten Illuminati lair which houses the only hope for the salvation of the Catholic Church.“A breathless, real-time adventure” (San Francisco Chronicle), Angels & Demons is an unputdownable and whip-smart thriller that careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Dan BrownDan Brown is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Origin, The Da Vinci Code, Digital Fortress, Deception Point, The Lost Symbol, Angels & Demons, and Inferno. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he spent time as an English teacher before turning his efforts to writing full-time. He lives in New England with his wife. Visit his website at DanBrown.com.

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