Five million copies in the first printing - one million for each of the years that we've waited for the DaVinci Code sequel. When it was announced several months ago that the focus would be Masons in Washington, D.C., my first thought was Nicholas Cage in the movie National Treasure. Happily, this story was completely different, and although not as well-written as his last two novels, it was good to see Robert Langdon again. The story takes place over 12 hours as Langdon arrives in D.C. expecting to give a speech and instead finds himself interpreting symbols off of his mentor's severed hand shortly before being pursued by both the CIA and a villain that believes that the Masons are guarding a secret treasure. The clues are a combination of symbols and numbers, and there's enough detail about the Masonic ceremonies to be interesting. Now, waiting another five years for the next book.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
Five million copies in the first printing - one million for each of the years that we've waited for the DaVinci Code sequel. When it was announced several months ago that the focus would be Masons in Washington, D.C., my first thought was Nicholas Cage in the movie National Treasure. Happily, this story was completely different, and although not as well-written as his last two novels, it was good to see Robert Langdon again. The story takes place over 12 hours as Langdon arrives in D.C. expecting to give a speech and instead finds himself interpreting symbols off of his mentor's severed hand shortly before being pursued by both the CIA and a villain that believes that the Masons are guarding a secret treasure. The clues are a combination of symbols and numbers, and there's enough detail about the Masonic ceremonies to be interesting. Now, waiting another five years for the next book.
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