Robert Langdon, un éminent spécialiste de symbologie de Harvard, est convoqué d'urgence au Louvre. On a découvert un message codé sur le cadavre du conservateur en chef, retrouvé assassiné au milieu de la Grande Galerie. Pour examiner la série de pictogrammes, il est épaulé par Sophie Neveu, une brillante cryptographe membre de la police. À leur grande surprise, les premiers indices les conduisent à l'oeuvre de Léonard de Vinci. En déchiffrant le code, Langdon va mettre au jour l'un des plus grands mystères de notre temps... et devenir un homme traqué.
Robert Langdon, le célèbre professeur en symbologie, arrive au musée Guggenheim de Bilbao pour assister à la conférence d'un de ses anciens élèves, Edmond Kirsch. Cet éminent futurologue spécialiste des nouvelles technologies s'apprête à livrer les résultats de ses recherches qui apportent une réponse stupéfiante aux questions fondamentales sur l'origine et l'avenir de l'humanité.Mais la soirée vire au cauchemar, et les révélations de Kirsch risquent d'être perdues à jamais. Contraint de quitter précipitamment Bilbao, Langdon s'envole pour Barcelone en compagnie d'Ambra Vidal, la directrice du musée. Tous deux vont se lancer en quête du mot de passe qui permettra de dévoiler au monde la découverte de Kirsch.Mêlant avec bonheur codes, histoire, science, religion et art, Dan Brown nous offre avec Origine son roman le plus ambitieux et le plus étonnant.Brillant, forcément. Valérie Gans, Madame Figaro.Traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Dominique Defert et Carole Delporte.
Robert Langdon, le célèbre spécialiste de symbologie religieuse, est convoqué par le Conseil européen pour la recherche nucléaire à Genève. Le physicien Leonardo Vetra a été retrouvé assassiné dans son laboratoire. Sur son corps, gravé au fer rouge, un seul mot : ILLUMINATI. Les Illuminati, une confrérie secrète, formée au XVIe siècle par des savants persuadés que l'Eglise constitue l'obstacle essentiel aux progrès du savoir. Un cercle d'initiés disparu depuis quatre siècles, qui resurgit et qui a juré d'anéantir l'Église catholique. Langdon ne dispose que de quelques heures pour sauver le Vatican qu'une terrifiante bombe à retardement menace ! Après le succès international de Da Vinci code, cette nouvelle enquête de Robert Langdon nous entraîne à Rome, dans ses églises et ses catacombes, au coeur même du Vatican où les cardinaux sont réunis en conclave.
Robert Langdon, professeur de symbologie à Harvard, se réveille en pleine nuit à l'hôpital. Désorienté, blessé à la tête, il n'a aucun souvenir des dernières trente-six heures. Pourquoi se retrouve-t-il à Florence ? D'où vient cet objet macabre que les médecins ont découvert dans ses affaires ? Quand son monde vire brutalement au cauchemar, Langdon décide de s'enfuir avec une jeune femme, Sienna Brooks. Rapidement, Langdon comprend qu'il est en possession d'un message codé, créé par un éminent scientifique qui a consacré sa vie à éviter la fin du monde, une obsession qui n'a d'égale que sa passion pour « Inferno », le grand poème épique de Dante. Pris dans une course contre la montre, Langdon et Sienna font tout pour retrouver l'ultime création du scientifique, véritable bombe à retardement, dont personne ne sait si elle va améliorer la vie sur terre ou la détruire...
Robert Langdon, professeur en symbologie, est convoqué d'urgence par son ami Peter Solomon, philanthrope et maçon de haut grade, pour une conférence à donner le soir même. En rejoignant la rotonde du Capitole, il fait une macabre découverte. Ce sera le premier indice d'une quête haletante, des sous-sols de la Bibliothèque du Congrès aux temples maçonniques, à la recherche du secret le mieux gardé de la franc-maçonnerie. Une aventure où s'affrontent les traditions ésotériques et la formidable intelligence de Robert Langdon.
Stupéfiante découverte scientifique ou manipulation diaboliqueoeDu Grand Nord aux grands fonds, un thriller mené à un train d'enfer.
Quand un satellite de la NASA détecte une météorite d'une exceptionnelle rareté enfouie sous les glaces du cercle polaire, cela tombe à pic pour l'agence spatiale, impatiente de faire oublier une série d'opérations ratées.
À la veille de l'élection présidentielle, alors que son avenir politique est en jeu, le président des États-Unis envoie dans l'Arctique Rachel Sexton, analyste des services secrets, vérifier l'authenticité de cette découverte. Elle y rejoint une équipe d'experts, dont le charismatique océanologue Michael Tolland.
Ce que Rachel va découvrir est presque inconcevable : une mystification audacieuse qui risque de déclencher un scandale mondial.
A la National Security Agency, l'incroyable se produit. TRANSLTR, le puissant ordinateur de décryptage, ne parvient pas à déchiffrer un nouveau code. Appelée à la rescousse, Susan Fletcher, la belle et brillante cryptanalyste, comprend qu'une terrible menace pèse sur tous les échelons du pouvoir. La NSA est prise en otage par l'inventeur d'un cryptage inviolable qui, s'il était mis sur le marché, pulvériserait tout le système de renseignement américain ! Emportée dans un tourbillon de secrets et de faux-semblants, Susan se bat pour protéger son pays et sortir l'agence de ce piège. Bientôt trahie par tous, c'est sa propre vie qu'elle devra défendre ainsi que celle de l'homme qu'elle aime.
Harvard professor Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call while on business in Paris: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been brutally murdered inside the museum. Alongside the body, police have found a series of baffling codes.
As Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, begin to sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to find a trail that leads to the works of Leonardo Da Vinci - and suggests the answer to a mystery that stretches deep into the vault of history.
Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine code and quickly assemble the pieces of the puzzle, a stunning historical truth will be lost forever...
Sunday Times #1 Bestseller New York Times #1 Bestseller The spellbinding new Robert Langdon novel from the author of The Da Vinci Code . ''Fans will not be disappointed'' The Times Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that ''will change the face of science forever''. The evening''s host is his friend and former student, Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old tech magnate whose dazzling inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world. This evening is to be no exception: he claims he will reveal an astonishing scientific breakthrough to challenge the fundamentals of human existence. But Langdon and several hundred other guests are left reeling when the meticulously orchestrated evening is blown apart before Kirsch''s precious discovery can be revealed. With his life under threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape, along with the museum''s director, Ambra Vidal. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch''s secret. In order to evade a tormented enemy who is one step ahead of them at every turn, Langdon and Vidal must navigate labyrinthine passageways of hidden history and ancient religion. On a trail marked only by enigmatic symbols and elusive modern art, Langdon and Vidal uncover the clues that will bring them face-to-face with a world-shaking truth that has remained buried - until now. ''Dan Brown is the master of the intellectual cliffhanger'' Wall Street Journal ''As engaging a hero as you could wish for'' Mail on Sunday ''For anyone who wants more brain-food than thrillers normally provide'' Sunday Times
It was the Capitol Building, Washington DC. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival, a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom.
When a world renowned scientist is found brutally murdered in a Swiss research facility, a Harvard professor, Robert Langdon, is summoned to identify the mysterious symbol seared onto the dead man's chest. His baffling conclusion: that it is the work of the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years - reborn to continue their bitter vendetta against their most hated enemy, the Catholic church.
In Rome, the college of cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Yet somewhere within the walls of the Vatican, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion. While the minutes tick away, Langdon joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to decipher the labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome to the long-forgotten Illuminati lair - a secret refuge wherein lies the only hope for the Vatican.
But, with each revelation comes another twist, another turn in the plot, which leaves Langdom and Vetra reeling and at the mercy of a seemingly invisible enemyÂ…
When the National Security Agency's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls in its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power.
The #1 New York Times Bestseller (October 2017) from the author of The Da Vinci Code. Bilbao, Spain Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, 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 evenings host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-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 Langdons 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 Kirschs 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 Kirschs 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 Spains 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 Kirschs shocking discovery . . . and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us. Origin is stunningly inventive--Dan Brown's most brilliant and entertaining novel to date.
Replongez dans le Da Vinci Code grâce au scénario d'Akiva Goldsman dans lequel s'entremêlent plus de 200 illustrations ( photos du tournage, du film et du stroryboard). Partez à la découverte des coulisses du film (décors, accessoires...) Scénario d'Akiva Goldsman, (scénariste d' Un homme d'exception) et traduit de l'anglais par Dominique Defert
Alongside the body of the elderly curator of the Louvre, police have found a series of baffling codes. Unless Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor and Sophie Neveu, a gifted French cryptologist can decipher the labyrinthine code and quickly assemble the pieces of the puzzle, a stunning historical truth will be lost forever...
When a scientist is found brutally murdered, Harvard professor Robert Langdon is asked to identify the mysterious symbol seared onto the dead man's chest. Realising it must be the work of the Illuminati - an ancient secret brotherhood sworn against Catholicism - the race is on to prevent a tragedy.
The #1 New York Times Bestseller (October 2017) from the author of The Da Vinci Code. Bilbao, Spain Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, 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 evenings host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-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 Langdons 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 Kirschs 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 Kirschs 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 Spains 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 Kirschs shocking discovery . . . and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us. Origin is stunningly inventive--Dan Brown's most brilliant and entertaining novel to date.
The #1 New York Times Bestseller (October 2017) from the author of The Da Vinci Code. Bilbao, Spain Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, 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 evenings host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-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 Langdons 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 Kirschs 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 Kirschs 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 Spains 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 Kirschs shocking discovery . . . and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us. Origin is stunningly inventive--Dan Brown's most brilliant and entertaining novel to date.
Dan Browns mega-bestseller is now available for a new generation of readers. This young adult adaptation is the perfect way to get ready for Origin , the latest novel featuring the character Robert Langdon. It will remind fans everywhere why the New York Times calls The Da Vinci Code blockbuster perfection. Includes over twenty color photos showing important locations, landmarks, and artwork, taking readers from Paris to London and beyond! The greatest conspiracy of the past two thousand years is about to unravel. Robert Langdon, professor of religious symbology at Harvard, is in Paris to give a lecture. At the reception that follows, he is scheduled to meet with a revered curator from the world-famous Louvre museum. But the curator never shows up, and later that night Langdon is awakened by authorities and told that the curator has been found dead. He is then taken to the Louvre--the scene of the crime--where he finds out that baffling clues have been left behind. Thus begins a race against time, as Robert Langdon becomes a suspect and, with the help of French cryptologist Sophie Neveu, must decipher a mystifying trail of clues that the two come to realize have been left specifically for them. If Robert and Sophie cannot solve the puzzle in time, an ancient truth could be lost forever--and they themselves might end up as collateral damage. Praise for the adult edition of The Da Vinci Code WOW . . . Blockbuster perfection. An exhilaratingly brainy thriller. Not since the advent of Harry Potter has an author so flagrantly delighted in leading readers on a breathless chase and coaxing them through hoops.-- The New York Times A new master of smart thrills. A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure.-- People
