Combo of The Lost Symbol Rs 1197599 http://www.flipkart.com/combo-lost-symbol/p/itmczz3rtdzbzvct?pid=BUNDGRMV6GMW56FR This Combo Set Includes The Following Titles 1.) The Da Vinci Code Harvard professor Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call while on business in Paris: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been brutally murdered inside the museum. Alongside the body, police have found a series of baffling codes. \n\nAs Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, begin to sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to find a trail that leads to the works of Leonardo Da Vinci and suggests the answer to a mystery that stretches deep into the vault of history.\n\nUnless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine code and quickly assemble the pieces of the puzzle, a stunning historical truth will be lost forever About the Author Dan Brown is the bestselling author of Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he has taught English and creative writing. He lives in New England. 2.) Angels and Demons Angels and Demons can be considered a prequel to The Da Vinci Code as Robert Langdon, the Harvard Professor and expert on religious symbolism and art history, is introduced in this book. Angels and Demons starts with a phone call to Langdon from the Director of CERN. One of their top physicists is found murdered, with the word ‘Illuminati’ branded across his chest. As Langdon is known to be an expert on the Illuminati, he is contacted. The murdered physicist, Leonardo Vetra, is an interesting personality. He is a catholic priest as well as a high profile physicist. He also has an adopted daughter, Vittoria, who is a physicist too. Vittoria and her father were using the largest particle accelerator in the world to create and isolate antimatter. The antimatter is sealed in canisters that are suspended in an electrical system, to prevent them from interacting with matter. The canisters are provided with 24-hour battery backup. If the canisters are removed from the main electrical system, the battery backup will still isolate the contents from the surrounding matter for 24 hours. After that, matter and antimatter will meet in a mutually destructive collision that could unleash an explosion of huge destructive power. One of the canisters is missing and it is soon clear that it is in the hands of the Illuminati. The Illuminati are an ancient secret society, a society that was long thought to be dead. The Illuminati have only one aim - the total destruction of the Catholic Church, their bitterest enemy. Meanwhile, the Vatican is getting ready to elect a new Pope. The cardinals of the Catholic Church are gathering in Vatican City for this purpose, but the four candidates chosen as likely successors are missing. Robert Langdon and Vittoria set off on a race against time, uncovering clues through symbolic significance. Langdon has to use all his expertise to track down these clues and find the canister before its destructive power is unleashed. About the Author Dan Brown is an American bestselling novelist who writes fast paced thrillers. Many of his books involve concepts like symbolism, cryptography, art history, the history of the Catholic Church, and Christianity. His other popular books include The Da Vinci Code, Digital Fortress, Deception Point, and The Lost Symbol. His novels about Robert Langdon, namely Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code, have been made into movies. Brown was born in 1964 in Exeter, New Hampshire. He did his schooling at Phillips Exeter and then graduated from Amherst College. 3.) The Lost Symbol Robert Langdon, a symbolist from Harvard, is beckoned for a talk at the Capitol Building by his mentor and philanthropist, Peter Solomon. As soon as he arrives, he finds Solomon’s severed hand, left behind by a killer, Mal’akh - a hand that he identifies to be an archaic invitation. Robert understands that the only way to emancipate his friend is to follow the hints and symbols to where they lead him. As soon as he makes his final decision, he is brushed off far behind the frontispiece. He finds himself amidst America’s hidden history - temples, alcoves, and adits. Everything around him seems to lead him to a single, fantastic, and incomprehensible gospel. The book, The Lost Symbol, is a heart-pounding thriller that keeps its readers engaged by offering breathtaking surprises on almost every page. It talks about the journey of Robert Langdon, wherein he moves towards ‘The Truth’ - the truth of the symbol that was hidden under a charade of surprises for decades together. A bestseller that was widely pre-ordered before its release, The Lost Symbol sold 1 million copies on the day of its release (September 15, 2009). A film based on The Lost Symbol is being made and produced by Columbia Pictures. The movie is expected to release in 2012. About the Author Dan Brown, one of the renowned American authors in thriller fiction, shot to fame with the controversial best-seller, The Da Vinci Code. Some of his other works include Angels and Demons, Digital Fortress, and Deception Point. He resides in New Hampshire with his wife, Blythe Newlon. She helps him with the research and other promotional activities related to his writing career. Brown has worked as a songwriter and pop-singer. He has sold millions of copies all over the world in typescript, and has issued his work in 52 different languages globally. He also made it to Time magazine’s list of the ‘100 Most Influential People In The World’. He is currently working on his new book as well as The Lost Symbol movie.
