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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 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 is kidnapped, Langdon's only hope of saving him is to accept this invitation and follow wherever it leads him.

When the National Security Agency’s invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage…not by guns or bombs but by a code so complex that if released would cripple U.S. intelligence. Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in.

Winner of the British Book Awards, Book of the Year, 2005.

A murder in the silent, late night halls of the Louvre reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ. The victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the scene that only his cryptographer daughter and her symbologist friend can untangle.

Dan Brown’s new novel, Inferno, features renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and is set in the heart of Europe, where Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centred around one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces. As Dan Brown comments: "Although I studied Dante’s Inferno as a student, it wasn't until recently, while researching in Florence, that I came to appreciate the enduring influence of Dante's work on the modern world."

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 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 is kidnapped, Langdon's only hope of saving him is to accept this invitation and follow wherever it leads him.

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, a baffling cipher found near the body. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, sort through the bizarre riddle, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci, clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. Solving the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci - clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

When the National Security Agency’s invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage…not by guns or bombs but by a code so complex that if released would cripple U.S. intelligence. Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in.

Robert Langdon, experto en simbología, es convocado a un centro de investigación suizo para analizar un misterioso signo marcado a fuego en el pecho de un físico asesinado. Allí, Langdon descubre el resurgimiento de una antigua hermandad secreta: los illuminati, que han emergido de las sombras para llevar a cabo la fase final de una legendaria venganza contra su enemigo más odiado: la Iglesia católica.

Às vésperas do conclave que vai eleger o novo Papa, Langdon é chamado às pressas para analisar um misterioso símbolo marcado a fogo no peito de um físico assassinado em um grande centro de pesquisas na Suíça. Ele descobre indícios de algo inimaginável: a assinatura macabra no corpo da vítima é dos Illuminati, uma poderosa fraternidade que ressurgiu disposta a levar a cabo a lendária vingança contra a Igreja Católica. De posse de uma nova arma devastadora, roubada do centro de pesquisas, ela ameaça explodir a Cidade do Vaticano e matar os quatro cardeais mais cotados para a sucessão papal.

Robert Langdon, o famoso professor de Simbologia de Harvard, chega ao Museu Guggenheim de Bilbao para assistir a uma apresentação sobre uma grande descoberta que promete abalar os alicerces de todas as religiões e mudar para sempre a face da ciência. O anfitrião é o futurólogo e bilionário Edmond Kirsch, que se tornou conhecido por suas previsões audaciosas e invenções de alta tecnologia. O ex-aluno de Langdon está prestes a revelar uma revolução no conhecimento, algo que vai responder a duas perguntas fundamentais da existência humana: De onde viemos? Para onde vamos?

No meio da noite, o renomado simbologista Robert Langdon acorda de um pesadelo, num hospital. Desorientado e com um ferimento à bala na cabeça, ele não tem a menor ideia de como foi parar ali. Ao olhar pela janela e reconhecer a silhueta do Palazzo Vecchio, em Florença, Langdon tem um choque. Ele nem se lembra de ter deixado os Estados Unidos. Na verdade, não tem nenhuma recordação das últimas 36 horas.

Ať jsi kdokoli. Ať věříš čemukoli. Všechno se brzy změní. Fantasticky vynalézavý román od nejpopulárnějšího autora thrillerů na světě. Harvardský profesor symbologie Robert Langdon přijede do ultramoderního Guggenheimova muzea v Bilbau, aby se zde zúčastnil významného oznámení – odhalení objevu, který „navždy změní tvář vědy“. Pořadatelem společenského večera je čtyřicetiletý miliardář a futurista Edmond Kirsch, jenž se díky svým oslnivým supermoderním vynálezům a odvážným předpovědím stal celosvětově uznávanou osobností.

"Illuminati", "Sakrileg", "Das verlorene Symbol" und "Inferno" - vier Welterfolge, die mit "Origin" ihre spektakuläre Fortsetzung finden. Die Wege zur Erlösung sind zahlreich. Verzeihen ist nicht der einzige. Als der Milliardär und Zukunftsforscher Edmond Kirsch drei der bedeutendsten Religionsvertreter der Welt um ein Treffen bittet, sind die Kirchenmänner zunächst skeptisch. Was will ihnen der bekennende Atheist mitteilen?

Robert Langdon, le célèbre spécialiste de symbologie religieuse, est convoqué par le Conseil européen pour la recherche nucléaire à Genève. Le physicien Leonardo Vetra a été retrouvé assassiné dans son laboratoire. Sur son corps, gravé au fer rouge, un seul mot : ILLUMINATI. Les Illuminati, une confrérie secrète disparue depuis quatre siècles, qui resurgit et qui a juré d'anéantir l'Église catholique.

Washington, D.C.: In der amerikanischen Hauptstadt liegt ein sorgsam gehütetes Geheimnis verborgen, und ein Mann ist bereit, dafür zu töten. Doch dazu benötigt er die Unterstützung eines Menschen, der ihm freiwillig niemals helfen würde: Robert Langdon, Harvard-Professor und Experte für die Entschlüsselung und Deutung mysteriöser Symbole. Nur ein finsterer Plan ermöglicht es, Robert Langdon in die Geschichte hineinzuziehen. Fortan jagt der Professor über die berühmten Schauplätze der Hauptstadt, doch die wahren Geheimnisse sind in dunklen Kammern, Tempeln und Tunneln verborgen. Orte, die vor ihm kaum jemand betreten hat. Und er jagt nicht nur - er wird selbst zum Gejagten...

Záchrana světa pomocí symbolů a šifer? V dalším pokračování světových bestsellerů "Šifra mistra Leonarda", "Andělé a démoni" a "Ztracený symbol" máte možnost znovu se setkat s profesorem Langdonem, kterého Brown posílá vyluštit záhadu skrytou v prvním díle Božské komedie nazvaném Peklo, od italského renesančního umělce Danta Alighieriho. Vychutnejte si velkolepý literární thriller založený na poznatcích z dějin umění, exaktních věd a kryptologie.

El profesor de simbología Robert Langdon se despierta en un hospital en mitad de la noche, desorientado y con una herida en la cabeza. No recuerda nada de las últimas 36 horas. Ni cómo ha llegado hasta allí, ni el origen del macabro objeto que los médicos descubren entre sus pertenencias. El mundo de Langdon pronto se convierte en un caos y se ve obligado a huir por las calles de Florencia junto a una inteligente joven, Sienna Brooks, cuyas hábiles maniobras le salvan la vida.

Hlavní hrdinka Rachel Sextonová, dcera volebního soupeře amerického prezidenta, odlétá do Arktidy, kde NASA objevila ve starém meteoritu pravděpodobný důkaz mimozemského života. Za polární kruh je povolán i biolog Michael Tolland, který má pomoci ověřit autenticitu objevu. Vědecké bádání se ale brzy zvrtne do boje o holé přežití. Nakolik je objev součástí nemilosrdného politického boje o prezidentský post? Kdo má zájem utajit pravdu i za cenu lidských životů a proč?

Del mismo autor de los Bestsellers El Código Da Vinci y Ángeles y Demonios, FonoLibro les trae una apasionante novela llena de claves secretas, mensajes ocultos, engaños y crímenes. Fortaleza Digital los mantendrá en suspenso y no podrá dejar de escucharlo hasta que llegue al final. La supercomputadora de la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional se encuentra con un código el cual no puede descifrar.