title: Origin: A Novel (Robert Langdon)
author:  Dan Brown 
description: "Fans of <i>The Da Vinci Code</i> rejoice! Professor Robert Langdon is again solving the mysteries of the universe." <br /><b>--<i>People Magazine</i></b><br /> <br />"A brisk new book that pits creationism against science, and is liable to stir up as much controversy as<i>The Da Vinci Code</i>did. In <i>Origin</i>, the brash futurist Edmond Kirsch comes up with a theory so bold, so daring that, as he modestly thinks to himself in Browns beloved italics, <i>It will not shake your foundations. It will shatter them.</i> Kirsch is of course addressing The World, because thats the scale on which Brown writes. Brown and serious ideas: they do fit together, never more than they have in <i>Origin</i>."<br /><b>-Janet Maslin,</b><b><i>The New York Times</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br />"<i>Origin</i>asks the questions<i>Where do we come from? Where are we going?</i>They are questions about humanity--but they could just as easily be questions about Robert Langdon. The Mickey Mouse watch-wearing, claustrophobic, always-near-trouble symbology professor is back in Dan Browns latest book. And just like he was in his original exploits (<i>Angels &amp; Demons</i>and<i>The Da Vinci Code</i>), Dr. Langdon is once again wrapped up in a global-scale event that could have massive ramifications on the worlds religions.As he does in all his novels, Brown[s] extensive research on art, architecture, and history informs every page." <br />--<b><i>Entertainment Weekly<br /></i></b><br /> "Entertaining . . . Loyal fans of his globetrotting symbologist Robert Langdon will no doubt be thrilled with the fifth book in the series."<br />--<b><i>USA Today<br /></i></b><br /> <b>"</b>Dan Brown is once again taking on the big questions: God and science and the future of the world. <i>Origin</i> is a familiar blend of travelogue, history, conspiracies and whodunit, with asides on everything from the poetry of William Blake to the rise and fall of fascism in Spain."<br /><b>--<i>Associated Press</i></b><br /><br />"The bestselling author of <i>The Da Vinci Code</i> is back with a new book that looks to the future. <i>Origin</i>features many of Browns signature themes. An evil, Catholic-adjacent cult, in this case the Palmarian Church, is behind some murders. Gems from art history are the key to solving the mystery. [And] if the reader is in it for the thrill and the twist, the faithful will be glad to hear that theres a<i>Da Vinci Code</i>-esque background to Robert Langdons mission." <br /><i><b>--The New Republic</b></i>
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  # ALSO BY DAN BROWN
  
  
  # Featuring Robert Langdon
  
  
  _Inferno_
  
  
  _The Lost Symbol_
  
  
  _The Da Vinci Code_
  
  
  _Angels & Demons_
  
  
  _Deception Point_
  
  
  _Digital Fortress_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
  the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely
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  Copyright © 2017 by Dan Brown
  
  
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  of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, and distributed in Canada by Random
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