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It takes guts to write a novel that combines an ancient secret brotherhood, the Swiss Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, a papal conclave, mysterious ambigrams, a plot against the Vatican, a mad scientist in a wheelchair, particles of anti-matter, jets that can travel 15,000 miles per hour, crafty assassins, a beautiful Italian physicist and a Harvard professor of religious iconology. It takes talent to make that novel anything but ridiculous. Kudos to Dan Brown (Digital Fortress) for achieving the nearly impossible. Angels and Demons is a no-holds-barred, pull-out-all-the-stops, breathless tangle of a thriller--think Katherine Neville's The Eight (but cleverer) or Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum (but more accessible).

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is shocked to find proof that the legendary secret society, the Illuminati--dedicated since the time of Galileo to promoting the interests of science and condemning the blind faith of Catholicism--is alive, well, and murderously active. Brilliant physicist Leonardo Vetra has been murdered, his eyes plucked out and the society's ancient symbol branded upon his chest. His final discovery, anti-matter, the most powerful and dangerous energy source known to man, has disappeared--only to be hidden somewhere beneath Vatican City on the eve of the election of a new pope. Langdon and Vittoria, Vetra's daughter and colleague, embark on a frantic hunt through the streets, churches and catacombs of Rome, following a 400-year-old trail to the lair of the Illuminati, to prevent the incineration of civilisation.

Brown seems as much juggler as author--there are lots and lots of balls in the air in this novel, yet Brown manages to hurl the reader headlong into an almost surreal suspension of disbelief. While the reader might wish for a little more sardonic humour from Langdon and a little less bombastic philosophising on the eternal conflict between religion and science, these are less fatal flaws than niggling annoyances--readers should have no trouble skimming past them and immersing themselves in a heck of a good read. "Brain candy" it may be, but it's tasty. --Kelly Flynn, Amazon.com --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

San Francisco Chronicle
'A breathless, real-time adventure...Exciting, fast-paced, with an unusuallu high IQ' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   68 of 79 people found the following review helpful: Excellent, recommended to anybody, 11 Sep 2003 By  "alfboy" - See all my reviews This review is from: Angels and Demons (Hardcover) I read this after reading the Da Vinci Code, and found it to be every bit as good. Less codes maybe(!), but great twists, a really complex but easily readable plot, Dan Brown is quickly becomming one of my favourite authors. His descriptions of the Vatican and modern Rome are superb and his research is clearly very extensive. Despite being a clever book, steeped in religious & art history and a deeply twisting plot, it manages to stay fun and a real page-turner. I would recommend this to anyone.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   36 of 42 people found the following review helpful: Good read, good writing everything else poor, 21 April 2004 By  G. Yam "gary3911" - See all my reviews       This review is from: Angels and Demons (Paperback) Reading the reviews, you may notice that most people either love or hateDan Brown. This is because he is so two-sided. On the one hand, he prideshimself on the depth of his research. One the other hand, some of it isterrible. On the one hand, his story concepts are original andinteresting; on the other the plots are cliched and cheesy. Angels and Demons is the pre-cursor to the currently much celebrated "DaVinci Code", and after you have read one, you will enjoy the other, butyou won't gain anything. These are literally two identical books.Actually, all of Brown's books have the same premise (Erudite leadcharacter, a love interest, a seemingly all-powerful mysterious villainwith a strange but deadly henchman.) Angels and Demons is a race against the clock around the Vatican City witha very engaging story centering on an encient enmity between the RC Churchand a secret society. All very good, the historical/geographical detail isexcellent. The problems centre around the action - important in any thriller. Brownjust doesn't seem to care enough to research and construct it carefully.You are left with ridiculous action sequences that would look OTT in aJames Bond trailer. Sometimes, the structure and description of a sequenceis so bad, you have no idea what just happened - you just know thatsomehow someone was killed/saved/rescued. Whilst the storytelling is strong, the book really does get let down onthese points. It's a shame really. I do recommend reading it though - withsome work, Brown may become the consistent popular fiction heavy hitter heaspires to be.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   10 of 11 people found the following review helpful: Blew My Socks Off!, 5 Jul 2001 By  Michael Butts (Martinsburg, WV USA) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Angels and Demons (Paperback) I don't think that any one could have packed any more action into this book. Dan Brown is a genius. Not only did he get every troublesome thing a person could think of in one book. He did it so believable. Plus, he didn't make the Catholic Church the bad or stupid guys, as some authors do. Mr. Brown also did a tremendous amount of research to get the facts right. His descriptions of places and ceremonies make you feel as if you are there in person. The words just flow off the page and into your imagination. I have to say that this is one of the best books I've read in a long time. I just couldn't put it down, staying up till 3 in the morning to finish it. Mr. Brown put so many twists and turns in this book that there is no way a reader will be able to figure out how it is going to end, till the end. I know that the final out come shocked me. I'm not going to go into all the details about the plot, let the experts do that for you. I might spoil it for you and that is the last thing I would ever want to do. All I can say is if you like mystery, action and thrills; this is the book for you. "Angels & Demons" is a non-stop roller coaster ride for the reader. Allow yourself plenty of time to sit and read. You will not want to put this book down. I'm looking forward to more from Dan Brown.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 362 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews "A hundred thousand miracles are happening every day" (Flower Drum Song) Robert Langdon a Harvard symbologist is woken in the middle of the night by a phone call that is going to change his life. Read more Published 22 days ago by B. Chandler Unputdownable, I'll give it that. As other reviewers have stated, the depth of research Brown has made prior to writing this novel is extensive - definitely a must where credit is due. Read more Published 2 months ago by Mr. M. G. Dempsey Best Page Turner Yet This is a great story, easy to read to. I have not read such a brilliant plot and story for quite sometime. Read more Published 2 months ago by Dr. S. S. Kamal angels and demons In my opinion, out of this, the DaVinci Code and Digital Fortress, Angels and Demons is Dan Brown's best (I have not read Deception Point so cannot compare). Published 2 months ago by Vishal Hiranandani