AUTHOR of

THE DA VINCI CODE

DAN

BROWN

ORIGIN

A NOVEL

吾人從何而來？

抑往何處而去？

舉世最受歡迎的驚悚小說作家丹布朗，極具創意的全新小說

西班牙．畢爾包古根漢美術館

哈佛大學符號暨圖像學教授羅柏．蘭登，受邀至超現代的畢爾包古根漢美術館參與一項重大發表會，主辦宣稱該項發現將會徹底改變今日科學的面貌。晚會的主持人為艾德蒙．克爾許，一位正值不惑之年的億萬富翁及未來學家，以其耀眼的高科技發明及大膽預測而聞名於世。而克爾許正好是蘭登廿年前於哈佛大學的首批門生，他打算在會中宣佈一項驚人的科學突破，並將得以回答自古以來人類存在的兩個根本問題。

隨著發表會揭幕，蘭登教授與幾百位賓客紛紛為極具原創性的演講所吸引，然而就受隨即發現，其概念之爭議性遠超乎其想像。只是這場精心策畫的晚會卻因一場爆炸瞬間陷入一片混亂，而克爾許的珍貴發現霎時岌岌可危。踉蹌之際面對生死交關，蘭登教授被迫火速逃離畢爾包美術館。同行的另有安柏拉．薇朵，這位優雅的美術館館長，同時也是協助克爾許策劃這場爭議性發表會的協辦，兩人一同前往巴塞隆納展開一場冒險任務，試圖找尋得以解開克爾許秘密的隱晦密碼。

穿梭於未知歷史與極端宗教間，蘭登教授與薇朵還得提防一個飽經滄桑的敵人，其無所不知的力量，似乎源自於西班牙馬德里皇宮，甚至不惜一切鉗噤艾德蒙．克爾許。一路追尋摩登藝術與神祕符號的蹤跡，兩人沿途解開了一道道線索，最終引領他們面對克爾許的驚人發現，以及一個舉世震撼的真相！

《起源》為丹．布朗至今最為出色有趣的小說。

WHERE DO WE COME FROM?

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

The stunningly inventive new novel from the world's most popular thriller writer

Bilbao, Spain

Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcement—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 whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdon's first students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough . . . one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence.

As the event begins, Langdon and several hundred guests find themselves captivated by an utterly original presentation, which Langdon realizes will be far more controversial than he ever imagined. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch's precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Reeling and facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch to stage the provocative event. Together they flee 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 a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain's Royal Palace itself . . . and who will stop at nothing to silence Edmond Kirsch. On a trail marked by modern art and enigmatic symbols, Langdon and Vidal uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirsch's shocking discovery . . . and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us.

Origin is Dan Brown's most brilliant and entertaining novel to date.

■丹布．朗／Dan Brown

丹布朗生於美國新罕布夏州，美國小說作家，以二○○三年《達文西密碼》一書聞名於世，作品時間序設定大抵為廿四小時，內容結合密碼學、註解、符號、代號及陰謀論，其著作以翻譯多達五十二種不同語言，小說銷售數量於二○一二年超越二億本，當中天使與魔鬼（Angels & Demons）、達文西密碼（The Da Vinci Code）及地獄（Inferno）三本系列小說已改編為電影。

作者：丹布．朗／Dan Brown

版本：First Edition

規格：精裝／Hardback，16.5 x 24.3 x 4.5 cm，466頁

出版商：Penguin Random House LLC

品牌：Doubleday

出版日期：2017年10月03日

語言：英文

ISBN-13：978-0-385-51423-1

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Condition: Good. Pre-owned book. No missing pages nor anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. All pages are intact, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. With dust jacket.

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