Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon 1) by Dan Brown, Dan Brown

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An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is... read more

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Summary

Vatican City can only rely on one knowledgeable man for it's salvation: one who
has dedicated his career on the history of the forgotten organization, Robert Langdon.
Langdon, a symbology professor at Harvard University, finds himself on a race against
time to stop what might be... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Cast of Characters

Robert Langdon: professor of symbology at Harvard
Leonardo Vetra: a priest and a scientist at CERN
Vittoria Vetra: adopted daughter of Vetra
Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca: Camerlengo during the conclave
Cardinal Saverio Mortati: senior cardinal in the conclave

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Memorable Quotes

“Leading us from temptation.”
Carmalengo
“One does not need to have cancer to analyze its symptoms.”
Maximillian Kohler
“Science seems irrelevant. Science can heal, or science can kill. It depends on the soul of the man using the science. It is the soul that interests me.”
Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca
“A promise to God is the most important promise of all. Never break a promise to God.”
Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca
“Tonight we change the world.”
Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca