Inferno : A Novel by Dan Brown (2013, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherDiversified Publishing
ISBN-100804121060
ISBN-139780804121064
eBay Product ID (ePID)159829781

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Book TitleInferno : a Novel
Number of Pages752 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
TopicThrillers / General, Thrillers / Suspense, Action & Adventure
FeaturesLarge Type
GenreFiction
AuthorDan Brown
Book SeriesRobert Langdon Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight25.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in

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Reviews"A book-length scavenger hunt.... Jam-packed with tricks." -- The New York Times "Fast, clever, well-informed.... Dan Brown is the master of the intellectual cliffhanger." -- The Wall Street Journal "One hell of a good read.... As close as a book can come to a summertime cinematic blockbuster." -- USA Today "A diverting thriller." -- Entertainment Weekly "Brown isn't just a novelist; he's a crossover pop culture sensation.... Inferno is the kind of satisfying escapist read that summers were made for." -- The Boston Globe "Harrowing fun threaded with coded messages, art history, science, and imminent doom." -- Daily News (New York) "[Brown is] the planet's most dastardly thriller writer.... Inferno moves with...velocity, excitement, and fun." -- The Independent (UK) "An adventure ride through a literary text.... [A] sweeping spectacle." -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "A fast and furious race." -- The Plain Dealer "A master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch "What Brown does in a way that appeals to millions of people around the world is tell stories that remind us there's more to the world than meets the eye." -- The Huffington Post, "Jampacked with tricks...A BOOK-LENGTH SCAVENGER HUNT that Mr. Brown creates so energetically."-- Janet Maslin, The New York Times "AS CLOSE AS A BOOK CAN COME TO A SUMMERTIME CINEMATIC BLOCKBUSTER…Brown builds up Langdon's supporting cast, which is the strongest yet."-- USA Today "FAST, CLEVER, WELL-INFORMED…DAN BROWN IS THE MASTER OF THE INTELLECTUAL CLIFFHANGER."-- The Wall Street Journal "BROWN IS AT HIS BEST when he makes readers believe that dusty books and musty passageways are just covers for ancient global conspiracies."-- The Washington Post "A DIVERTING THRILLER…Brown stocks his latest book with all the familiar elements: puzzles, a beautiful female companion, and hints of secret conspiratorial agendas."-- EW.com "HARROWING FUN threaded with coded messages, art history, science, and imminent doom."-- Daily News (New York) From the Hardcover edition., "Jampacked with tricks...A BOOK-LENGTH SCAVENGER HUNT that Mr. Brown creates so energetically."-- Janet Maslin, The  New York Times   "AS CLOSE AS A BOOK CAN COME TO A SUMMERTIME CINEMATIC BLOCKBUSTER...Brown builds up Langdon's supporting cast, which is the strongest yet."-- USA Today   "FAST, CLEVER, WELL-INFORMED...DAN BROWN IS THE MASTER OF THE INTELLECTUAL CLIFFHANGER."-- The Wall Street Journal   "BROWN IS AT HIS BEST when he makes readers believe that dusty books and musty passageways are just covers for ancient global conspiracies."-- The Washington Post   "A DIVERTING THRILLER...Brown stocks his latest book with all the familiar elements:  puzzles, a beautiful female companion, and hints of secret conspiratorial agendas."-- EW.com "Brown gives us lots of history and culture...but he puts the story first.  INFERNO IS THE KIND OF SATISFYING ESCAPIST READ THAT SUMMERS WERE MADE FOR."-- The Boston Globe "HARROWING FUN threaded with coded messages, art history, science, and imminent doom."-- Daily News (New York) From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number4
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Edition DescriptionLarge Type / large print edition
Synopsis#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER - Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings. "One hell of a good read.... As close as a book can come to a summertime cinematic blockbuster." -- USA Today "A diverting thriller." -- Entertainment Weekly With a relentless female assassin trailing them through Florence, he and his resourceful doctor, Sienna Brooks, are forced to flee. Embarking on a harrowing journey, they must unravel a series of codes, which are the work of a brilliant scientist whose obsession with the end of the world is matched only by his passion for one of the most influential masterpieces ever written, Dante Alighieri's The Inferno . Dan Brown has raised the bar yet again, combining classical Italian art, history, and literature with cutting-edge science in this captivating thriller., #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER * Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings. "One hell of a good read.... As close as a book can come to a summertime cinematic blockbuster." -- USA Today "A diverting thriller." -- Entertainment Weekly With a relentless female assassin trailing them through Florence, he and his resourceful doctor, Sienna Brooks, are forced to flee. Embarking on a harrowing journey, they must unravel a series of codes, which are the work of a brilliant scientist whose obsession with the end of the world is matched only by his passion for one of the most influential masterpieces ever written, Dante Alighieri's The Inferno . Dan Brown has raised the bar yet again, combining classical Italian art, history, and literature with cutting-edge science in this captivating thriller., NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE With the publication of his groundbreaking novels The Da Vinci Code , The Lost Symbol , and Angels & Demons , Dan Brown has become an international bestselling sensation, seamlessly fusing codes, symbols, art, and history into riveting thrillers that have captivated hundreds of millions of readers around the world. Now, Dan Brown takes readers deep into the heart of Italy . . . guiding them through a landscape that inspired one of history's most ominous literary classics. "The darkest place in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis." Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in a hospital in the middle of the night. Disoriented and suffering from a head wound, he recalls nothing of the last thirty-six hours, including how he got there . . . or the origin of the macabre object that his doctors discover hidden in his belongings. Langdon's world soon erupts into chaos, and he finds himself on the run in Florence with a stoic young woman, Sienna Brooks, whose clever maneuvering saves his life. Langdon quickly realizes that he is in possession of a series of disturbing codes created by a brilliant scientist--a genius whose obsession with the end of the world is matched only by his passion for one of the most influential masterpieces ever written--Dante Alighieri's dark epic poem The Inferno . Racing through such timeless locations as the Palazzo Vecchio, the Boboli Gardens, and the Duomo, Langdon and Brooks discover a network of hidden passageways and ancient secrets, as well as a terrifying new scientific paradigm that will be used either to vastly improve the quality of life on earth . . . or to devastate it. In his most riveting and thought-provoking novel to date, Dan Brown has raised the bar yet again. Inferno is a sumptuously entertaining read--a novel that will captivate readers with the beauty of classical Italian art, history, and literature . . . while also posing provocative questions about the role of cutting-edge science in our future.

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