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Dan Brown is the author of numerous bestselling novels, including the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Da Vinci Code -- one of the best selling novels of all time. In early 2004, all four of Dan Brown's novels held spots on the New York Times bestseller list during the same week.
Recently named one of the World's 100 Most Influential People by TIME Magazine, Dan Brown has made appearances on CNN, The Today Show, National Public Radio, Voice of America, as well as in the pages of Newsweek, Forbes, People, GQ, The New Yorker, and others. His novels have been translated and published in more than 40 languages around the world.
Dan is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he spent time as an English teacher before turning his efforts fully to writing. In 1996, his interest in code-breaking and covert government agencies led him to write his first novel, Digital Fortress, which quickly became a #1 national bestselling eBook. Set within the clandestine National Security Agency, the novel explores the fine line between civilian privacy and national security. Brown’s follow-up techno-thriller, Deception Point, centered on similar issues of morality in politics, national security, and classified technology.
The son of a Presidential Award winning math professor and of a professional sacred musician, Dan grew up surrounded by the paradoxical philosophies of science and religion. These complementary perspectives served as inspiration for his acclaimed novel Angels & Demons—a science vs. religion thriller set within a Swiss physics lab and Vatican City. Recently, he has begun work on a series of symbology thrillers featuring his popular protagonist Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor of iconography and religious art. The upcoming series will include books set in Paris, London, and Washington D.C.
Dan’s wife Blythe—an art history buff and painter—collaborates on his research and accompanies him on his frequent research trips, their latest to Paris, where they spent time in the Louvre for his thriller, The Da Vinci Code.
The Da Vinci Code has sold some 70 million copies worldwide and is now being adapted for film by Columbia Pictures. (read less)
Dan Brown is the author of numerous bestselling novels, including the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Da Vinci Code -- one of the best selling novels of all time. In early 2004, all four of Dan Brown's novels held spots on the New York Times bestseller list during the same week.
Recently named one of the World's 100 Most Influential People by TIME Magazine, Dan Brown has made appearances on CNN, The Today Show, National Public Radio, Voice of America, as well as in the pages of Newsweek, Forbes, People, GQ, The New Yorker, and others. His novels have been translated and published in more than 40 languages around the world.
Dan is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he spent time as an English teacher before turning his efforts fully to writing. In 1996, his interest in code-breaking and covert government agencies led him to write his first novel, Digital Fortress, which quickly became a #1 national bestselling eBook. Set within the clandestine National Security Agency, the novel explores the fine line between civilian privacy and national security. Brown’s follow-up techno-thriller, Deception Point, centered on similar issues of moral... (read more)
| Genre: | Thrillers, Fiction, Mystery |
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| Birth Date: | Jun 22, 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Exeter, New Hampshire, United States |
| Website: |
http://www.danbrown.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Brown |
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4.0 stars
The NSA is the most secretive spy agency in the world, only 1 percent of U.S citizens are aware of it.But when its invincible code-breaking machine comes across a code it can't break the NSA summons their head cryptographer-Susan Fletcher.
Working with the commander of operations,Susan uncovers some startling facts:The NSA is being held hostage not by bombs or guns,but an unbreakable code that can immediately cripple U.S intelligence upon release,and that the code is actually written by one of their ex-cryptographers.
A normal Saturday turned out to be a race against time as the NSA sent agents to different parts of the world to find the key to unlock the code.Susan Fletcher battles furiously to save the agency she believes in while betrayal comes from all sides.
This thriller is a must-read for everyone as the author gives us suspense in every sentence in the book.It is just like a James Bond movie,but instead of fighting scenes every minute,there are
mystery and facts that would lead up the the end of the story. (read less)
The NSA is the most secretive spy agency in the world, only 1 percent of U.S citizens are aware of it.But when its invincible code-breaking machine comes across a code it can't break the NSA summons their head cryptographer-Susan Fletcher.
Working with the commander of operations,Susan uncovers some startling facts:The NSA is being held hostage not by bombs or guns,but an unbreakable code that can immediately cripple U.S intelligence upon release,and that the code is actually written by one of their ex-cryptographers.
A normal Saturday turned out to be a race against time as the NSA sent agents to different parts of the world to find the key to unlock the code.Susan Fletche... (read more)
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4.1 stars
Summary: The victim is an influential figure in the science world. He is brutally murdered with the brand of Illuminati--a centuries-old underground organization seared on his chest. World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to analyze the symbol on the dead man's chest. He discovers: a timebomb planted in Vatican City, threatening to eliminate mankind. Working against the clock, 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.
Comments: This book is intriguing and secretive. Just when you think there's no more surprises, something major happens in the plot. You can truly say that this book is full of excitements and twists. (read less)
Summary: The victim is an influential figure in the science world. He is brutally murdered with the brand of Illuminati--a centuries-old underground organization seared on his chest. World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to analyze the symbol on the dead man's chest. He discovers: a timebomb planted in Vatican City, threatening to eliminate mankind. Working against the clock, 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.
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4.0 stars
A late night murder on the curator of the world famous Louvre museum in Paris sends shockwaves throughout Paris as the judical police investigates the scene and fing out three astonishing clues:a pentacle drawn on the curator's abdomen, the corpse in a position resembling the famous Leonardo Da Vinci's sketch and a small note written in "invisible" ink.
With the captain of the judical police suspecting that he was the murderer,Robert Langdon has to team up with the curators granddaughter,Sophie Neveu,to break the code behind the curator's note to solve his murder and little did they know that they would run into something really unexpected-a secret society established more than a millinium ago for one special purpose.....
The Da Vinci code is one grat read as the suspence thickens with every sentence you'll read.It is truly amazing and i would recommend it to every one who likes mysteries. (read less)
A late night murder on the curator of the world famous Louvre museum in Paris sends shockwaves throughout Paris as the judical police investigates the scene and fing out three astonishing clues:a pentacle drawn on the curator's abdomen, the corpse in a position resembling the famous Leonardo Da Vinci's sketch and a small note written in "invisible" ink.
With the captain of the judical police suspecting that he was the murderer,Robert Langdon has to team up with the curators granddaughter,Sophie Neveu,to break the code behind the curator's note to solve his murder and little did they know that they would run into something really unexpected-a secret society establishe... (read more)
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3.9 stars
disappointing...
It's predictable, and the writing fails to engage your raw emotions. Some of the material and plotlines should be terrifying and nail-biting but it fell flat for me.
How flat? Well the last 60 pages or so went unread for about a week until I forced myself to pick it up and just finish it off.
That's probably the worst indictment I could ever make of a book in this genre!! Everything of significance had happened (or was so obvious by that point), and I just didn't care enough about the characters to go through all the motions of wrapping up the story lines.
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