Dan Brown’s inventive new novel titled Origin is due to be published in October.
Set in Bilbao, Spain, it deals with Robert
Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, who arrives at
the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcement — the
unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science
forever." The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a 40-year-old billionaire
and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have
made him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdon's first
students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing
breakthrough ... one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human
existence.
As the event begins, Langdon and several
hundred guests find themselves captivated by an utterly original presentation,
which Langdon realizes will be far more controversial than he ever imagined.
But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and
Kirsch's precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Reeling
and facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape
Bilbao. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with
Kirsch to stage the provocative event. Together they flee to Barcelona on a
perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret.
Navigating the dark corridors of hidden
history and extreme religion, Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy
whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain's Royal Palace itself ... and
who will stop at nothing to silence Edmond Kirsch. On a trail marked by modern
art and enigmatic symbols, Langdon and Vidal uncover clues that ultimately
bring them face-to-face with Kirsch's shocking discovery...and the breathtaking
truth that has long eluded us.
Origin is published by Penguin Random House.
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