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Adventure

Angels & Demons

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  • 2000 first published
  • 575 pages
  • ★ 3.6 (269 ratings)
  • 171 editions
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Dan Brown's Angels & Demons (2000) is an adventure fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in Vatican City and Rome. Characters include Robert Langdon, Vittoria Vetra and Leonardo Vetra. It deals with Heparin, ambigrams, Antimatter and freemasons.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.6 out of 5 from 269 ratings, and 1,376 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 171 editions across 25 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Mass Market Paperback bestseller list in 2009.

At about 575 pages, most readers finish it in 10–11 hours.

About Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons is a 2000 bestselling mystery-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books and then by Corgi Books. The novel introduces the character Robert Langdon, who recurs as the protagonist of Brown's subsequent novels. Angels & Demons shares many stylistic literary elements with its sequels, such as conspiracies of secret societies, a single-day time frame, and the Catholic Church. Ancient history, architecture, and symbology are also heavily referenced throughout the book.
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Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Mass Market Paperback, 2009

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Characters

  • Robert Langdon
  • Vittoria Vetra
  • Leonardo Vetra
  • Saint Peter
  • Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca
  • Saverio Mortati
  • Ernesto Olivetti
  • Captain Rocher
  • Hassassin
  • Maximilian Kohler

Subjects

  • Heparin
  • Ambigrams
  • Antimatter
  • Freemasons
  • Swiss Guard
  • Murder
  • Investigation
  • Women scientists
  • College teachers
  • Terrorism
  • Catholic Church
  • Action and adventure fiction
  • Papacy
  • Suspense fiction
  • Thrillers
  • Signs and symbols

Quick answers

Who wrote Angels & Demons?

Angels & Demons was written by Dan Brown and first published in 2000.

What genre is Angels & Demons?

It is usually shelved as Adventure.

How long is Angels & Demons?

The median edition has 575 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Angels & Demons?

Readers who like it often enjoy Clockwork Angel, Map of Bones and The Bourne ultimatum.

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