Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon returns in this thriller centered on the disappearance of a prominent noetic scientist. After the researcher vanishes without explanation, Langdon follows a trail of coded icons that leads him into the hidden world of secret military research and consciousness studies. He uncovers evidence of a high-level government project designed to map the intersection of human thought and physical reality. The plot moves through historic locations where Langdon deciphers architectural riddles to reveal how ancient mystical traditions align with modern laboratory findings regarding the power of the mind.
Readers of fast-paced speculative fiction choose this book to see historical mysteries merged with scientific theory. It targets those interested in secret societies, cryptography, and the potential of human biology. Anyone who finishes this work gains a detailed look at the history of occultism in modern institutions and how speculative science attempts to quantify the human soul. The audience learns to look for patterns in urban landmarks and understands the basic tenets of noetic theory through the lens of a high-stakes investigation.
Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- ISBN
- 9780385546898
- Language
- EN
