Angels & Demons

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 recurs as the protagonist of Brown's subsequent novels. Angels & Demons shares many stylistic literary elements with its sequels, such as conspiracies of secret societies, a single-day time frame, and the Catholic Church. Ancient history, architecture, and symbology are also heavily referenced throughout the book. ---------- Contains: [Angels & Demons [1/2]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL34545389W) [Angels & Demons [1/2]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL36748095W) [Angels & Demons [1/3]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17742693W) Contained in: [Angels & Demons / The Da Vinci Code](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15290520W)

Set in

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  Vatican City · Vatican City

  Illuminati conspiracy center
  ★ primary
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  Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome · Italy

  Third Path of Illumination altar (Fire); Cardinal murdered beneath Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa
  ★ primary
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  St. Peter's Square, Vatican City · Vatican City

  Site of the conclave crisis and the climactic helicopter/antimatter finale
  ★ primary
• Castel Sant'Angelo · Italy

  Illuminati meeting place
• Pantheon, Rome · Italy

  first cardinal murder site
• Piazza Navona · Italy

  Path of Illumination stop