Deciphering The Lost Symbol
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The Lost Symbol
THE #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER FROM THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE DA VINCI CODE “Impossible to put down.” —The New York Times “Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster.” —Los Angeles Times Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to deliver a lecture at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom. When his mentor, Peter Solomon—a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth . . . all under the watchful eye of a terrifying enemy. Robert Langdon returns in Inferno, Origin, and The Secret of Secrets (coming soon)!
Deciphering the Lost Symbol
Author: Christopher I Hodapp
language: en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date: 2010-01-13
Discover the secretive brotherhood behind Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol in this unauthorized companion book by the author of Solomon’s Builders. Freemason influence on the founding of Washington, D.C., is evident throughout the city’s buildings, statues and monuments—but it’s written in coded symbols that few people understand. Dan Brown’s thriller sends symbologist detective Robert Langdon through the capital to unravel its Masonic secrets. Now in Deciphering The Lost Symbol, Freemason expert Christopher L. Hodapp compares each clue and plot twist in Brown’s story to the true facts. •Discover the meaning of “The Lost Word” •Decode Masonic and alchemical symbolism •Explore the innermost rooms of Masonic lodges and temples •Visit the restricted area of the U.S. Capitol and other landmarks •Uncover secret patterns in Washington, D.C.’s maps and monuments •Crack the codes buried in The Lost Symbol’s artwork and puzzles “Confident in recommending it to everyone, Mason and non-mason alike. This is the perfect a compliment to The Lost Symbol and I feel it should be on the shelf right next to it on your bookcase.” —David Naughton-Shires, Masonic Art Exchange
Origin
Robert Langdon diundang menghadiri acara pengungkapan penemuan Edmond Kirsch, seorang miliarder sekaligus ilmuwan komputer, di Museum Guggenheim, Spanyol. Kirsch yang ateis, sesumbar temuannya akan mengubah wajah dunia selamanya. Temuan yang diklaim akan menjawab dua pertanyaan fundamental eksistensi manusia itu digelar secara langsung melalui Internet dan disiarkan ke seluruh dunia. Namun, terjadi kekacauan. Kirsch terbunuh, sementara Langdon malah dituduh terlibat dalam pembunuhan dan menculik tunangan calon raja Spanyol. Langdon harus berkejaran dengan waktu untuk membuktikan bahwa dia tak bersalah, sekaligus mengungkap apa sebenarnya temuan Kirsch yang membuat pria itu harus kehilangan nyawa. Menyusuri koridor-koridor gelap rahasia sejarah dan agama, Langdon harus berpikir cepat untuk mengungkapkan rahasia sekaligus menghindari musuh yang sepertinya tahu segala dan mendapat dukungan dari Istana Kerajaan Spanyol. Berhasilkah Langdon memecahkan teka-teki temuan Kirsch yang sepertinya menyalakan api konspirasi jahat di seluruh dunia? Tokoh-tokoh agama terbunuh, kaum fanatik menebarkan ancaman, sementara musuh tersembunyi terus bisa menebak langkah mereka. Pada saat sepertinya tak ada jalan keluar, satu sosok misterius membantu Langdon di sepanjang jalan. Siapakah sosok dingin tanpa emosi ini? Akankah dia benar membantu Langdon mengungkapkan temuan Kirsch atau malah menjebak Langdon dalam kelindan konspirasi yang akan menghancurkan kemanusiaan? [Mizan, Mizan Publishing, Fiction, Thrillers, Misteri, Teka-Teki, Rahasia,Terjemahan, Dewasa, Indonesia]