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The Lost Symbol
Author	Dan Brown
Language	English
Genre	Crime, Mystery, Thriller novel
Publisher	Knopf/Doubleday
Publication date	September 15, 2009
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	528
ISBN	9780385504225
Preceded by	The Da Vinci Code

The Lost Symbol, formerly known under the working title as The Solomon Key, is an upcoming novel by American writer Dan Brown. The Lost Symbol will be the third book to involve the character of Harvard University symbologist Robert Langdon, after 2000's Angels & Demons and 2003's The Da Vinci Code.

The book's story will take place in Washington, D.C. and focus on Freemasonry and The Lost Symbol, a reference to a ciphered pictogram in an important talisman, the Hebrew Key of Solomon. The book has been in development for several years; originally expected in 2006, the projected publication date has been pushed back multiple times. The book will be published on 15 September 2009 with an initial print run between 5 to 6.5 million copies, which will be the largest first printing in publisher Random House's history, and there is no date yet scheduled for the release of the electronic version. The book has been on pre-order lists for a few months and is being heavily ordered both in the U.S. and Canada. Brown's US publisher Sonny Mehta described it as "a brilliant and compelling thriller" which is "well worth the wait".

An important source of reference research material for this book is properly credited to Wayne Herschel. In 2007 Herschel, via proper agency, supplied the author with his complete findings related to the above-mentioned talisman. The author's agent has acknowledged receipt of such research material and it remains to be seen to what extent it will be incorporated into the book, if at all.

References

1. ^ Italie, Hillel (2009-04-20). "New Dan Brown novel coming in September". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-04-20. Cite error: The named reference "Bookseller1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
2. ^ Carbone, Gina (2009-04-20). "Dan Brown announces new book, 'The Lost Symbol'". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
3. ^ "ET Breaks News: Dan Brown Has Finished New Book" ETonline, February 12, 2009
4. "Report: Dan Brown has finished his book". Seacoastonlone.com. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
5. "Dan Brown is ready with new book (Swedish: Dan Brown klar med ny bok)". E24 Lifestyle. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
6. "Keys to Dan Brown's Solomon Key". Retrieved 2008-12-20.
7. http://www.keyofsolomon.net
8. "A New World: Scheduling E-Books". New York Times. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
9. "Dan Brown moves to Washington for new thriller". Reuters. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
10. "Dan Brown returns with Da Vinci Code sequel, The Lost Symbol". The Guardian. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
11. "New Dan Brown book offers industry hope". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
12. http://keyofsolomon.net/

External links

• Official UK Website for Dan Brown
• Official Australian THE LOST SYMBOL Website
• The Keys to Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
• Washington Post, November 1, 2005, "The man who's riding Dan Brown's 'code' tails"

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