Dan Brown’s new novel, the eagerly awaited follow-up to his No.1 international phenomenon, The Da Vinci Code, will be published in the US and Canada by Doubleday on 15 September.
The Lost Symbol will have a first printing of 5 million copies, and it will once again feature Dan Brown’s unforgettable protagonist, Robert Langdon. The announcement was made today by Sonny Mehta, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
“This is a great day for readers and booksellers,” said Mehta. “The Lost Symbol is a brilliant and compelling thriller. Dan Brown’s prodigious talent for storytelling, infused with history, codes and intrigue, is on full display in this new book. This is one of the most anticipated publications in recent history, and it was well worth the wait.”
This book’s narrative takes place in a twelve-hour period, and from the first page, Dan’s readers will feel the thrill of discovery as they follow Robert Langdon through a masterful and unexpected new landscape. The Lost Symbol is full of surprises.
"This novel has been a strange and wonderful journey,” said Brown. "Weaving five years of research into the story's twelve-hour timeframe was an exhilarating challenge. Robert Langdon’s life clearly moves a lot faster than mine."
The Da Vinci Code, published by Doubleday in 2003 spent 144 weeks on The New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list, 54 of them at No.1—the position at which it debuted. The novel has been translated into 51 languages. The film of The Da Vinci Code was a No.1 box office smash when it was released by Columbia Pictures in May 2006 with Ron Howard directing and Tom Hanks starring as Robert Langdon.Box office receipts were $758 million.
The same team will release Angels And Demons theatrically worldwide on 15 May, 2009. Following the publication of The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s earlier novels, Digital Fortress, Deception Point and Angels and Demons have all gone on to become multi-million copy international bestsellers.
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Dan Brown’s new novel, the eagerly awaited follow-up to his No.1 international phenomenon, The Da Vinci Code, will be published in the US and Canada by Doubleday on 15 September.
