HarvardprofessorofsymbologyRobertLangdonawakensinanItalianhospital,disorientedandwithnorecollectionofthepastthirty-sixhours,includingtheoriginofthemacabreobjecthiddeninhisbelongings.WitharelentlessfemaleassassintrailingthemthroughFlorence,heandhisresourcefuldoctor,SiennaBrooks,areforcedtoflee.Embarkingonaharrowingjourney,theymustunravelaseriesofcodes,whicharetheworkofabrilliantscientistwhoseobsessionwiththeendoftheworldismatchedonlybyhispassionforoneofthemostinfluentialmasterpieceseverwritten,DanteAlighieri’sTheInferno.
DanBrownhasraisedthebaryetagain,combiningclassicalItalianart,history,andliteraturewithcutting-edgescienceinthissumptuouslyentertainingthriller.
