In keeping with his trademark style, Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code and Inferno, interweaves codes, science, religion, history, art, and architecture into this new novel. Origin thrusts Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon into the dangerous intersection of humankind's two most enduring questions, and the earthshaking discovery that will answer them. Robert Langdon arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever". The host is his friend and former student Edmond Kirsch, a tech magnate. He claims he will reveal an astonishing scientific breakthrough to challenge the fundamentals of human existence, but the meticulously orchestrated evening is blown apart before Kirsch's precious discovery can be revealed. With his life under threat, Langdon, along with the museum's director, Ambra Vidal, flee to Barcelona to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret.

Sequel to: Inferno.