Angels & Demons
First edition cover
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| Author | Dan Brown |
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| Country | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Robert Langdon #1 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 616 |
| ISBN | (US) / 9780552160896 (UK) |
| OCLC | 52990309 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3552.R685434 A82 2000 |
| Followed by | The Da Vinci Code |
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 is also the protagonist of Brown's subsequent novels - The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, and Origin. Angels & Demons shares many stylistic literary elements with its sequel, such as conspiracies of secret societies, a single-day time frame, and the Catholic Church. Ancient history, architecture, and symbolism are also heavily referenced throughout the book. A film adaptation was released on May 15, 2009. The Da Vinci Code film had been released in 2006.
The book contains several ambigrams created by real-life typographer John Langdon. Besides the "Angels & Demons" and "Illuminati" designs, the title of the book is also presented as an ambigram on the hardcover book jacket (see illustration at right on this page), and on the inside cover of the paperback versions. The book also contains ambigrams of the words Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, which has served to bring the art of ambigrams to public attention by virtue of the popularity of the book. The "Illuminati Diamond" mentioned in the book is an ambigram of the four elements that are arranged in the shape of a diamond.
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