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He says he is fascinated by Freemasonry because of its message through the ages. "There's a point in the book where Langdon makes the point that misinterpreting people's symbols is often the root of prejudice, and part of what I hoped to do with this book is shed some light, from my perspective, on Masonic symbolism and Masonic ritual," Brown says. The novel is, however, in its essence about the Freemasons, a group that has faced centuries of persecution for its secrets.īrown says he was sensitive to Masonic sensibilities while writing The Lost Symbol. In The Lost Symbol, Langdon - through Brown - provides a crash course on the number 33, Pythagoras, Genesis, Joseph, Jesus and Islam. "They show you something you may think you know about, something like Washington, D.C., or the church or symbols, and you get to see them through the lens of a specialist who has a slightly different take on things," he says. His books, Brown says, are also attractive to many readers because they show the world through a different lens. "And so you can be an intelligent reader and say, 'Well, I'm sort of interested in this, but I really doubt it's real.' And at every point, Langdon is right there with you, doubting it's real." He's diving into these conspiracy theories from the standpoint of somebody who doesn't believe them. "And I think one of the reasons these books have found a mass appeal is that he's skeptical. "He's a skeptic, and despite what you may believe, I'm something of a skeptic as well," Brown says. In this book - as in Brown's previous novels - Langdon uncovers esoteric mysteries even as he skeptically dismisses them. I find that very attractive, and obviously Langdon does, too."

Even if it's not on the page, it's implied. "I love building tension in the novels, and certainly having a female traveling companion, there's always a romantic and sexual tension. " a blessed man in many ways, I guess," Brown says, laughing. As in the previous novels, the symbologist lands another attractive and intellectually gifted woman: Little changes for Langdon in the new book, either. "My characters don't really care how many books I've sold." I write seven days a week, including Christmas, and I still face a blank page every morning," Brown says.

My characters don't really care how many books I've sold.

I write seven days a week, including Christmas, and I still face a blank page every morning. The Lost Symbol is exactly what Brown’s fans have been waiting for … his most thrilling novel yet.I still get up every morning at 4 a.m. In this new novel, he again challenges readers with an intelligent, lightning-paced story that offers surprises at every turn. Langdon is instantly into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations – all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth.Īs the world discovered in The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Dan Brown’s novels are brilliant tapestries of veiled histories, arcane symbols, and enigmatic codes. When Langdon’s beloved mentor, Peter Solomon – a prominent Mason and philanthropist – is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation…one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom. A disturbing object – artfully encoded with five symbols – is discovered in the Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, DC., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale.Īs the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling – a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths…all under the watchful eye of Brown’s most terrifying villain to date. In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world’s most popular thriller writer.