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內容簡介 丹‧布朗《Origin》釋出！快和羅柏．蘭登教授一起踏上橫跨西班牙的驚悚冒險旅程！http: danbrown.com originexcerpt 全球總銷量突破兩億本、重新定義西方文明史的暢銷小說家丹．布朗哈佛大學符號學教授羅柏．蘭登系列第五彈！全球書迷引頸期盼，繼《達文西密碼》與《失落的符號》後，羅柏．蘭登再度登場！融合晦澀符號、歷史內幕與神祕密碼等多種元素，以現代藝術與尖端科技交織而成的精彩推理之作，帶領讀者踏上橫跨西班牙的驚悚冒險旅程！站在歷史的十字路口，面臨人類終極難題的抉擇！挑戰人類存在的驚人科學突破解開人類存在最根本永恆的難題我們從何而來？我們將往何處去？西班牙．畢爾包古根漢美術館哈佛大學符號學教授羅柏．蘭登，受邀至超現代的畢爾包古根漢美術館參與盛會──他二十多年前的學生艾德蒙擔任晚宴的主持人，是現年四十歲的科技巨擎、億萬富翁兼未來學家，以高科技發明與對於未來的大膽預測聞名於世，也是個爭議人物。今晚，他即將透露挑戰人類存在的驚人科學突破，會「永遠改變科學的面貌」！除此之外，他也宣稱將解開人類存在最根本的兩個問題：我們從何而來？我們該往何處去？很快地，幾百名賓客被艾德蒙具高度原創性的演講深深吸引，不過蘭登卻察覺，他昔日學生的想法，在未來將會充滿爭議性……正當賓客們都還沉浸於主持人的魅力時，美術館卻發生爆炸！就在透露驚人科學發現前，會場就陷入混亂，艾德蒙的發現則瀕臨永遠不得見光的處境！另一方面，性命受到極大威脅的蘭登被迫逃出美術館，與館長安柏拉一同抵達巴塞隆納，在艱難危急的情況下，試圖找出握有能解開艾德蒙科學發現的神秘密碼……他們在隱藏的歷史與古老的宗教交織而成的黑暗迷宮中探索方向，同時還必須躲避不斷糾纏、總是比他們捷足先登的敵人！他似乎擁有全知的力量，將不惜一切阻止艾德蒙公開科學發現……蘭登與安柏拉踏上只以神秘的符號與隱晦的現代藝術鋪路的祕道，即將挖掘出深埋已久、足以震撼世界的真相！Sunday Times #1 BestsellerNew York Times #1 BestsellerThe spellbinding new Robert Langdon novel from the author of The Da Vinci Code.'Fans will not be disappointed' The TimesRobert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that “will change the face of science forever”. The evening’s host is his friend and former student, Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old tech magnate whose dazzling inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world. This evening is to be no exception: he claims he will reveal an astonishing scientific breakthrough to challenge the fundamentals of human existence.But Langdon and several hundred other guests are left reeling when the meticulously orchestrated evening is blown apart before Kirsch’s precious discovery can be revealed. With his life under threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape, along with the museum’s director, Ambra Vidal. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch’s secret.In order to evade a tormented enemy who is one step ahead of them at every turn, Langdon and Vidal must navigate labyrinthine passageways of hidden history and ancient religion. On a trail marked only by enigmatic symbols and elusive modern art, Langdon and Vidal uncover the clues that will bring them face-to-face with a world-shaking truth that has remained buried – until now.‘Dan Brown is the master of the intellectual cliffhanger’ Wall Street Journal‘As engaging a hero as you could wish for’ Mail on Sunday‘For anyone who wants more brain-food than thrillers normally provide’ Sunday Times
