![]() ![]() However, there was something that kept irking me. If I didn’t already remember most of the major plot twists I’d have been shocked multiple times. The characters were fleshed out, the story was tightly-plotted, the locations were picturesque and well-described, and Brown built tension and maintained suspense masterfully. Otherwise, at exactly midnight, the unthinkable will happen…Īngels & Demons is a fast, brainy thriller, in some ways arguably Brown’s best to date. ![]() Their cause: to demolish Christianity by the end of the night using frightening new technology taken from the dead scientist, known as antimatter.īeing an expert in Illuminati symbology, Harvard professor Robert Langdon is called in to assist in preventing the antimatter detonation and saving the lives of the four missing cardinals. Suddenly, on the night of the election - or conclave - four cardinals go missing and the Illuminati, hitherto thought an urban legend, make contact. In Vatican City a new Pope is to be elected, after the previous Pope died a sudden death. ![]() A world-famous scientist is found murdered, on his chest branded with burning iron a symbol attributable to the Illuminati, a mythical, radical organization deeply opposed to the Church. The setup of Angels & Demons is intriguing. ![]()
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