Inferno

Author: Dan Brown

Four million copies of the English version sold in six weeks! After "The Da Vinci Code," Dan Brown became a global bestselling author. He brilliantly blends codes, symbols, art, and history into thrilling novels that captivate hundreds of millions worldwide. In his new novel "Inferno," Dan Brown takes his readers to the heart of Italy... leading them through scenes inspired by Dante's epic, or the Divine Comedy, one of the most important and terrifying classic literary works in history. Robert Langdon, a Harvard symbology professor, opens his eyes in the middle of the night, in pain from a head injury, only to discover he is in a hospital unable to remember what happened to him in the past thirty-six hours or the origin of the terrifying object doctors found among his belongings. Chaos ensues in Langdon's world, and he is forced to flee through the alleys of Florence with a kind young woman named Sienna Brooks, who saved his life with her quick thinking. He then realizes he possesses a dangerous set of symbols devised by a brilliant scientist. Events accelerate through famous archaeological sites, such as the Palazzo Vecchio, and Langdon and Brooks discover a network of ancient catacombs, as well as a new and terrifying scientific model that could either improve the quality of life on Earth... or destroy it. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a formidable adversary while clinging to a mystery that takes him into the world of classical arts, secret passages, and futuristic science, trying to uncover the answers and determine who he can trust... before the great collapse.