I pre-ordered this as soon as I could on Amazon and eagerly awaited arrival. I am a big Dan Brown fan and love his prior Langdon novels. I've also read his works outside of this series. Unfortunately, my review on this one is mixed.
Based on the beginning of the story, I was expecting much more of a blockbuster revelation about the, well, origin of humanity. Instead, the premise is really about where we are going as a species. We are continuing to evolve and there are theories we will merge with our ever-expanding technology to become an ever more advanced life-form.
While the other Langdon books continually keep the reader guessing, the "whodunit" is blatantly obvious rather early in the story. I think what irked me the most is that there is very little of the classic Langdon symbology interpretation that's part of the magic in the older books. The previous novels made me want to research and learn about the symbols and cultures Langdon talks about. This one, not so much.
Langdon and Brown fans will no doubt want to read this "just because". It wasn't terrible, but it's definitely not a favorite.
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