Dan Brown is the bestselling author of Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he has taught English and creative writing. He lives in New England.

The Lost Symbol is the long awaited sequel to Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code . The Da Vinci Code was an international phenomenon with 81 million copies in print worldwide. In Britain it was even the best-selling Paperback ever. The filming was also a huge success. Since May 2009, is Angels and Demons worldwide in theaters.

In his new book, The Lost icon again Robert Langdon is the hero. Readers will cheer again from the first page of Robert Langdon, when they accompanied him on an exciting journey of discovery full of surprises - and all in just 12 hours time for action. Dan Brown's talent for storytelling interwoven with historical elements, codes and intrigue make the new thriller once again a true "Paget Uri.

"This novel was a strange and wonderful trip," Dan Brown himself says "The result of five years of research into a 12-hour action was to weave and stimulating challenge. Robert Langdon's life strides definitely faster than my own. "