NEW YORK – Dan Brown’ s subsequent international, multi-tiered thriller finds protagonist Robert Langdon journeying from Prague to New York to London as he evades a would-be murderer and ponders the depths of human consciousness.
Doubleday introduced Wednesday that “The Secret of Secrets and techniques” might be revealed Sept. 9. Brown, greatest identified for the blockbuster “The Da Vinci Code,” is looking it his “most intricately plotted and impressive novel.”
“Writing it has been an unforgettable journey of discovery,” he mentioned in a press release.
Brown’s new novel begins with Langdon, the Harvard symbologist, in Prague. In keeping with Doubleday, he plans to see a lecture by noetic scientist and rising love curiosity Katherine Solomon, solely to have her speak turn out to be a homicide scene and for Solomon to vanish.
“Because the plot expands into London and New York, Langdon desperately searches for Katherine . . . and for solutions,” Doubleday introduced. “In an exhilarating race via the twin worlds of futuristic science and mystical lore, he uncovers a stunning reality a few secret mission that can ceaselessly change the way in which we take into consideration the human thoughts.”
Brown has set earlier books in France, Italy and Spain amongst different international locations and researches his areas in particular person. He mentioned in a press release that his fascination with Prague “started with its deep historical past of mysticism and the occult. It’s a labyrinth of enigmatic websites — a perfect backdrop for a Robert Langdon thriller –- a metropolis of secrets and techniques, each historical and trendy.”
Brown added that “The Secret of Secrets and techniques” was additionally an opportunity to indulge one other longtime obsession — the thoughts itself.
“I occur to imagine we’re on the cusp of a significant revolution in the way in which we take into consideration our brains and {our relationships} to one another,” he mentioned. “Slicing-edge science is now exploring superior fashions of consciousness that appear poised to elucidate a few of the thoughts’s deepest mysteries. I selected this subject as a result of I discover it irresistibly compelling, and in addition as a result of it’s related to each single one among us.”
Doubleday plans to launch the ebook in not less than a dozen international locations, together with Czech Republic, Turkey, Spain and Finland.
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