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Origin – Read a Free Sample Now

Origin – Read a Free Sample Now

Summary

An extract from Origin, the spell-binding new thriller from the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and Inferno.

Dan Brown's new novel, Origin, features renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and is set in Spain, where Langdon is drawn into a terrifying race against time that will bring him face-to-face with a world-shaking truth that has remained buried - until now.

This preview includes the prologue and first chapter of Origin.

Origin is out on 3rd October 2017.


'Dan Brown is the master of the intellectual cliffhanger' Wall Street Journal
'As engaging a hero as you could wish for' Mail on Sunday
'For anyone who wants more brain-food than thrillers normally provide' Sunday Times

About the author

Dan Brown

Dan Brown is the bestselling author of Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol and most recently, Inferno. Three of his Robert Langdon novels have been adapted for the screen by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks. They have all been international blockbusters.

His new Robert Langdon novel, Origin is out now.

Dan Brown is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he has taught English and Creative Writing. He lives in New England.
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