Angels & Demons

丹·布朗（DanBrown, 1964- ），美国畅销作家。毕业于阿默斯特学院，曾是一名英语教师。1996年开始写作，先后推出了《数字城堡》、《诡计》和《天使程序》3部小说，均取得了不错的销售成绩，其中以《天使程序》最为成功，奠定了他在小说界的地位。《达・芬奇密码》是他的第4部作品，出版后成为有史以来最为畅销的小说之一。布朗的作品已被翻译成多种文字，在世界范围内广为流传。

出版者:Pocket Books

作者:[美] 丹·布朗

页数:557

出版时间:2006-8-3

价格:80.0

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9781416528654

图书标签:英文原版小说悬疑小说悬疑宗教angelDanBrown美国

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It takes guts to write a novel that combines an ancient secret brotherhood, the Swiss Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, a papal conclave, mysterious ambigrams, a plot against the Vatican, a mad scientist in a wheelchair, particles of antimatter, jets that can travel 15,000 miles per hour, crafty assassins, a beautiful Italian physicist, and a Harvard professor of religious iconology. It takes talent to make that novel anything but ridiculous. Kudos to Dan Brown (Digital Fortress) for achieving the nearly impossible. Angels & Demons is a no-holds-barred, pull-out-all-the-stops, breathless tangle of a thriller--think Katherine Neville's The Eight (but cleverer) or Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum (but more accessible).

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is shocked to find proof that the legendary secret society, the Illuminati--dedicated since the time of Galileo to promoting the interests of science and condemning the blind faith of Catholicism--is alive, well, and murderously active. Brilliant physicist Leonardo Vetra has been murdered, his eyes plucked out, and the society's ancient symbol branded upon his chest. His final discovery, antimatter, the most powerful and dangerous energy source known to man, has disappeared--only to be hidden somewhere beneath Vatican City on the eve of the election of a new pope. Langdon and Vittoria, Vetra's daughter and colleague, embark on a frantic hunt through the streets, churches, and catacombs of Rome, following a 400-year-old trail to the lair of the Illuminati, to prevent the incineration of civilization.

Brown seems as much juggler as author--there are lots and lots of balls in the air in this novel, yet Brown manages to hurl the reader headlong into an almost surreal suspension of disbelief. While the reader might wish for a little more sardonic humor from Langdon, and a little less bombastic philosophizing on the eternal conflict between religion and science, these are less fatal flaws than niggling annoyances--readers should have no trouble skimming past them and immersing themselves in a heck of a good read. "Brain candy" it may be, but my! It's tasty.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--Kelly Flynn

From Publishers Weekly

Pitting scientific terrorists against the cardinals of Vatican City, this well-plotted if over-the-top thriller is crammed with Vatican intrigue and high-tech drama. Robert Langdon, a Harvard specialist on religious symbolism, is called in by a Swiss research lab when Dr. Vetra, the scientist who discovered antimatter, is found murdered with the cryptic word "Illuminati" branded on his chest. These Iluminati were a group of Renaissance scientists, including Galileo, who met secretly in Rome to discuss new ideas in safety from papal threat; what the long-defunct association has to do with Dr. Vetra's death is far from clear. Vetra's daughter, Vittoria, makes a frightening discovery: a lethal amount of antimatter, sealed in a vacuum flask that will explode in six hours unless its batteries are recharged, is missing. Almost immediately, the Swiss Guard discover that the flask is hidden beneath Vatican City, where the conclave to elect a new pope has just begun. Vittoria and Langdon rush to recover the canister, but they aren't allowed into the Vatican until it is discovered that the four principal papal candidates are missing. The terrorists who are holding the cardinals call in regarding their pending murders, offering clues tied to ancient Illuminati meeting sites and runes. Meanwhile, it becomes clear that a sinister Vatican entity with messianic delusions is in league with the terrorists. Packing the novel with sinister figures worthy of a Medici, Brown (Digital Fortress) sets an explosive pace as Langdon and Vittoria race through a Michelin-perfect Rome to try to save the cardinals and find the antimatter before it explodes. Though its premises strain credulity, Brown's tale is laced with twists and shocks that keep the reader wired right up to the last revelation. (May)

About Author

Dan Brown:

Dan Brown is the bestselling author of Digital Fortress, Angels and Demons and Deception Point. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he has taught English and creative writing.

读后感

最近几天不巧患了流感，卧床在家，于是有机会读到这本书。《达芬奇密码》我尚未读过，不过已很多次听人说起《密码》有多么的好看。于是一见到这本，就迫不及待的开始读了。或许这就是作者的品牌效应吧，一如前两天陈凯歌之名对我观《无极》之影响。 必须承认，这本书具有畅销...  

[旧精魂按：朱振武先生的英文功底之差，恐怕在当今魑魅当道的中国翻译界，也要算下下等的了。而又自甘低级，强颜抵赖---见我在《达·芬奇密码〉的评论。孔子所谓"知耻近乎勇"，在朱教授，以及国内的无数庸陋文人这里，要改成"无耻近乎勇"了。好，我等奉陪到底。这里再谈谈朱教...  

好奇是人的天性，欣赏小说、戏剧、影视作品是我们满足无穷尽的好奇心的最佳途径。梁启超说：“人之读小说者，不知不觉之间，而眼识为之迷漾，而脑筋为之摇扬，而神经为之营注”，回忆一下自己全神贯注地阅读过的那些小说，不得不感佩此语之精准。  这就是丹·布朗...  

这部小说改编的同名电影好像就要上映了。 开始的时候，我以为丹·布朗真的要拿光明会（Illuminus Org.，又名光照派）来开刀——这恰好是我比较感兴趣的阴谋论题材之一——但是看到最后，发现丹·布朗还是没有真正触犯光明会的胆量，而是选择了一种离奇的自圆其说——声势浩大...  

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科学和宗教的故事

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个人认为这是丹布朗最好的一部小说，比达芬奇密码还好。教皇内侍发表的那一长篇讲话，我这个无神论者看了都有些动摇，觉得他说得还是挺有道理的。不过前半段的谋杀案实在是太惊悚了。丹布朗的小说我看过四部，给我留下最深印象的就是这本书里的谋杀案……加剧了我对宗教的恐惧。

真的好喜欢丹布朗啊！每写一本书都要呕心沥血啊！觉得罗马在召唤我！发掘了audiobook和纸质书一起读的好方法~