DAN BROWN’S THE LOST SYMBOL TO BE PUBLISHED BY DOUBLEDAY THIS SEPTEMBER
New novel by the author of “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons” will have a first print run of 5 million copies, the largest first print in Random House, Inc. history
New York, NY (April 20, 2009)— Dan Brown’s new novel, the eagerly awaited follow-up to his #1 international phenomenon, The Da Vinci Code, which was the bestselling hardcover adult novel of all time with 81 million copies in print worldwide, will be published in the U.S. and Canada by Doubleday on September 15, 2009.
The Lost Symbol will have a first printing of 5 million copies, and it will once again feature Dan Brown’s unforgettable protagonist, Robert Langdon. The announcement was made today by Sonny Mehta, Chairman and Editor in Chief of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
“This is a great day for readers and booksellers,” said Mehta. “The Lost Symbol is a brilliant and compelling thriller. Dan Brown’s prodigious talent for storytelling, infused with history, codes and intrigue, is on full display in this new book. This is one of the most anticipated publications in recent history, and it was well worth the wait.”
Brown’s longtime editor, Jason Kaufman, Vice President and Executive Editor at Doubleday said, “Nothing ever is as it first appears in a Dan Brown novel. This book’s narrative takes place in a twelve-hour period, and from the first page, Dan’s readers will feel the thrill of discovery as they follow Robert Langdon through a masterful and unexpected new landscape. The Lost Symbol is full of surprises.”
“This novel has been a strange and wonderful journey,” said Brown. “Weaving five years of research into the story’s twelve-hour timeframe was an exhilarating challenge. Robert Langdon’s life clearly moves a lot faster than mine.”
The audio version of The Lost Symbol will be published in North America in September by Random House Audio.
The Da Vinci Code, published by Doubleday on March 18, 2003, spent 144 weeks on The New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list, 54 of them at #1—the position at which it debuted. The novel has been translated into 51 languages.
The film of The Da Vinci Code was a #1 box office smash when it was released by Columbia Pictures in May 2006 with Ron Howard directing and Tom Hanks starring as Robert Langdon. Box office receipts were $758 million. The same team will release Angels and Demons theatrically worldwide on May 15, 2009.
Following the publication of The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s earlier novels, Digital Fortress, Deception Point and Angels and Demons have all gone on to become multi-million copy international bestsellers.
The Lost Symbol will be published in the U.K. on September 15th by Transworld Publishers, a division of The Random House Group who has published all of Brown’s novels.
Dan Brown is represented by Heide Lange at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, Inc.
Doubleday is an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. whose parent company is Bertelsmann AG. For more information about Doubleday please visit our website at http://www.doubleday.com. For more information about Dan Brown please visit www.danbrown.com.
Will Brown’s new novel include photos of actual places mentioned in the book?
Is it possible to preorder a copy of The Lost Symbol from your publishing house to Norway? Is this possible in your website??
mr browns knowledge of medievil facts and codes of course is astounding. Of course the reality is that somewhere,someone is in control of the game and no matter how many codes you crack ,it always leads to the same event in history where it all started.lets see how this turns out.
I a higher freemason, 32 degree US system and 11.degree the swedish europe system. I’am very exiting for this new book. It’s the real time for the bigger public to know this things, who has been hold secret for so many decades. It’s interesting because the mankind hopefully will find out whats real in cristianity. Before the release of The Lost Symbol I hope the Dan Brown audience will Holy Blood – Holy Grail, Born in Blood and Elaine Pagels : The Gonstic gospels(1988). It’s a good background to work on.
Can I pre-order a signed copy of Mr Brown’s new book for despatch to Western Australia
Can I pre-order a signed copy of Mr Brown’s new book for despatch in UK
Will the new Dan Brown novel, The Lost Symbol be available in e-Book format?
Where can I purchase a signed copy of the Lost Symbol in the US?
Whilst you have published my question and oters about pre ordering signeed copies of Dan Brown’s new book you didn’t actually answer the question. so can I pre order(and pay for) a signed copy of Dan Brown’s new book from this website for despatch to Western Australia. Thanks, Alan Harste
Seems as though Salvador Dali may not have only had in his possession the Last Symbol, but also may be laughing the proverbial Last Laugh…
When I finished the last page of the non-fiction account, Gala’s Grail by Kora Silver, all I could wonder was, “Why is no one talking about this?” Because what I read in that book is so controversial, so occult over-the-top, my mind is still reeling. I’d love to hear what Dan Brown has to say about the Dali Black Madonna of Port Lligat – lots, I’m sure!
Saw it. My grandfather was a 33rd degree Scottish Rite mason. My father was always a mason in Scottish Rite. In 1961, I was forced to be initiated into the Rainbow Girls, which is freemasonry for young girls. It was very frightening. What was depicted in the NBC special is real, even for Rainbow Girls. Hoods, candles on the floor, stations in what I remember to be a three sided square. I can’t remember much else. My mother was an Eastern Star, which is for the wives of masons. I’ve always thought there was something very strange about this freemasonry stuff, having experienced it myself. Anybody have any idea how to find out about my grandfather specifically through what organization, or is that a secret as well?