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Robert Langdon, profesor de simbologa de Harvard, llega al vanguardista Museo Guggenheim Bilbao para asistir a la inauguracin de un descubrimiento que "cambiar para siempre la faz de la ciencia". El anfitrin de esa noche es Edmond Kirsch, un multimillonario y futurista de cuarenta aos, y uno de los primeros discpulos de Langdon.

Pero la velada estalla de repente en caos, y el preciado descubrimiento de Kirsch est a punto de perderse para siempre. Ante a una amenaza inminente, Langdon se ve obligado a huir acompaado por Ambra Vidal, la elegante directora del museo que trabaj con Kirsch. Ambos viajan a Barcelona en una peligrosa bsqueda para encontrar una crptica contrasea que desvele el secreto de Kirsch.

A travs de los oscuros corredores de la historia oculta y la religin extrema, Langdon y Vidal deben eludir a un atormentado enemigo cuyo omnisciente poder parece emanar del propio Palacio Real de Espaa. Descubrirn pistas que los enfrentarn cara a cara con el sorprendente descubrimiento de Kirsch... y con la asombrosa verdad que nos ha eludido a todos desde hacetanto tiempo.

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A #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Da Vinci Code.

Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever." The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist, and one of Langdon's first students.

But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch's precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced to flee. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch. They travel to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret.

Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme re­ligion, Langdon and Vidal must evade an enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain's Royal Palace. They uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirsch's shocking discovery...and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us.

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