Dan Brown makes breakthroughs of both the fictional and factual kind in his novel Angels & Demons. Dan Brown wrote Angels & Demons as a prequel to his famous novel The Davinci Code, which both follow main character symbologist Robert Langdon throughout his adventures of code-breaking. Angels & Demons can be read without first reading The Davinci Code, and vice-versa. The book, Angels & Demons, starts suddenly when Langon is woken up by scientist Maximillian Kholer, who is calling Langdon from a research agency in Switzerland called CREN. This one call sent Langon on a journey to CREN headquarters to examine a murder victim, Leonardo Vetra, who was branded with the Illuminati symbol. This scientist is revealed to be an important figure due to his discovery of antimatter, a substance capable of more destruction than a nuclear bomb. The plot continues and Langdon works with the murdered scientist’s daughter, Victoria Vetra, to hinder the Illuminati’s plan of destroying Vatican city with antimatter that they stole from Leonardo Vetra. Dan Brown did an excellent job utilizing imagery and descriptive words to transport his readers into the story. He also includes allusions to historical events and scientific topics in this novel, which I find interesting. His use of fluid dialogue makes you feel as if you are witnessing the conversation in the book firsthand. I have to admit that I have not finished the novel, however, I am excited to continue with the story and see if Langdon and Victoria are successful in their attempts to thwart the mighty Illuminati. From what I’ve read, I will give this book a 4 on a scale of 1 to 5 because what I have read so far has been captivating, and interesting. Although, I am unable to give it a 5 without knowing how Dan Brown ties his story together in the end. I would definitely recommend this book to someone else because of the suspense, and interesting science and history topics included throughout the story.
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