2017 Dec 31
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object – artfully encoded with five symbols – is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation…one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom.
When Langdon’s beloved mentor, Peter Solomon – a prominent Mason and philanthropist – is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations – all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth.
The Lost Symbol is certainly some of Dan Brown’s best work, right after the masterpiece that was The Da Vinci Code. In this novel, Brown delves back into the world of symbology with our favourite protagonist Robert Langdon. The story is a brilliant tapestry of codes, symbols, history, and bizarre twists and turns which we have all come to expect of Brown’s novels.
Undoubtedly, The Lost Symbol is a heavy read, one which will definitely take you some time to get through – but certainly worth it in the end! For a lover of history and symbology, this is the perfect novel, coupled together with a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths…all under the watchful eye of Brown’s most terrifying villain to date.
Rating: 4/5
