The sixth novel within the best-selling Robert Langdon collection by Dan Brown has arrived. The Secret of Secrets and techniques was revealed by Penguin Random Home imprint Doubleday on September 9. Followers of the thriller collection can seize the hardcover version of The Secret of Secrets and techniques for under $22.80, which is a 40% low cost from the novel’s $38 MSRP. Netflix is already engaged on a TV collection based mostly on The Secret of Secrets and techniques.
Although formally referred to as the Robert Langdon collection, many discuss with it by the identify of the protagonist’s second journey: The Da Vinci Code. Launched in 2003, The Da Vinci Code achieved a degree of recognition we’d by no means see once more on the earth of thriller novels. By 2009, greater than 80 million copies of The Da Vinci Code had been offered. It is one of many best-selling books of all time, and you may add to that complete by selecting up The Da Vinci Code: Particular Illustrated Version for under $15 (was $40) at Amazon.
Followers waited eight years for The Secret of Secrets and techniques, which is the longest hole between Robert Langdon novels in collection historical past. The brand new novel additionally occurs to be the longest Langdon thriller but at 688 pages.
Along with hardcover, The Secret of Secrets and techniques is out there in massive print paperback for $40, Kindle e book for $16, and as an audiobook by way of Audible. Earlier this 12 months, Netflix introduced a TV collection based mostly on The Secret of Secrets and techniques.
$22.80 (was $38)
Previous to The Secret of Secrets and techniques, the longest novel within the collection was Angels & Demons, Langdon’s first journey, at 572 pages. Three of the Langdon novels are below 500 pages, together with The Da Vinci Code, so The Secret of Secrets and techniques is sort of the doorstopper compared.
On a go to to Prague to attend the lecture of his girlfriend and noetic scientist Katherine Solomon, Robert Langdon will get entangled in a harmful conspiracy of world-altering proportions. When somebody is murdered and Katherine disappears–along with a manuscript that “comprises startling discoveries concerning the nature of human consciousness”–Langdon should use his experience in symbology to seek out Katherine and unravel the thriller and unmask a shadowy group.
The Secret of Secrets and techniques is claimed to fuse historic mythology with expertise out of a sci-fi novel.
Like all of Brown’s Da Vinci Code novels, The Secret of Secrets and techniques attracts from historical past, however do not count on it to stick to the reality. Brown has obtained criticism for utilizing historic inaccuracies, notably in the case of faith, as plot gadgets. To be honest, these books star a professor of symbology, which is a job that does not exist. Symbology is certainly the research of symbols, however it’s not a formalized subject prefer it’s depicted in Brown’s books. The collection is well-liked as a result of Brown writes fast-paced, high-concept tales that always use true historic occasions as a basis earlier than asking the query: What if every part we imagine to be true is flawed?
These books are imagined to be enjoyable, not real looking. In spite of everything, one of many predominant plot drivers in The Da Vinci Code is a hidden message on the Mona Lisa. Langdon’s subject of research naturally introduces grand conspiracies that readers (and viewers) are captivated by.
If you might want to atone for the Robert Langdon collection earlier than diving into his newest high-stakes journey, the primary 5 books can be found for pretty low cost in paperback and hardcover. The collection began in 2000 with Angels & Demons, although many readers wound up studying this one after The Da Vinci Code. The third novel, The Misplaced Image, hit bookstores in 2009. Brown adopted it up with Inferno in 2013 and Origin in 2017. The primary 4 novels are additionally accessible as Particular Illustrated Version hardcovers. The Da Vinci Code Particular Illustrated Version is up for grabs for under $15, only a couple bucks greater than conventional hardcover and paperback variations. The Particular Illustrated Version has over 160 full-color illustrations.
Paperback
- Angels & Demons — $10.49 (
$19) - The Da Vinci Code — $12 (
$20) - The Misplaced Image — $15.30 (
$19) - Inferno — $14 (
$19) - Origin — $10.87 (
$19)
Hardcover
- Angels & Demons — $18.62 (
$38) - The Da Vinci Code — $12 (
$38) - The Misplaced Image — $13 (
$38) - Inferno — $13 (
$38) - Origin — $18 (
$38) - The Secret of Secrets and techniques — $22.80 (
$38)
Particular Illustrated Hardcover Version
- Angels & Demons — $30 (
$40) - The Da Vinci Code — $15 (
$40) - The Misplaced Image — $40.79
- Inferno — $37.49 (
$40)
Outdoors of The Da Vinci Code collection, Brown has revealed two standalone novels for adults: Digital Fortress and Deception Level. Launched in 1998 as Brown’s debut novel, Digital Fortress is a techno-thriller revolving round authorities surveillance. Deception Level, revealed in 2001, is a mystery-thriller about discovering proof of alien life towards the backdrop of an necessary presidential election.
Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of The Secret of Secrets and techniques signifies that 5 of the six novels within the collection could have display variations. Tom Hanks starred in well-liked movie variations of The Da Vinci Code (2006), Angels & Demons (2009), and Inferno (2016). In 2021, an adaptation of The Misplaced Image premiered on Peacock; the collection ran for 10 episodes however was canceled after Season 1. The one Robert Langdon novel with out an adaptation is Origin.
If you wish to try the films and Peacock collection, all 4 can be found on Blu-ray. The Robert Langdon 3-Film Set is simply $18.47 (was $31). Alternatively, you will get every film on 4K for $16-$17 every. The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons obtained 4K restorations in 2016 to have fun the tenth anniversary of the film adaptation in addition to the theatrical launch of Inferno, the ultimate look for Hanks as Langdon. The Misplaced Image: Full Collection is $35 on Blu-ray and $25.84 on DVD.
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