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| Author | Dan Brown |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Robert Langdon #4 |
| Genre | Mystery, Detective fiction, Conspiracy fiction, Thriller |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | May 14, 2013 |
| Publication place | United States United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print, e-book |
| Pages | 480 pages |
| ISBN | 0385537859 |
| OCLC | 824723329 |
| Preceded by | The Lost Symbol |
Inferno is a 2013 mystery thriller novel by American writer Dan Brown and the fourth book in his Robert Langdon series, following Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol. The book was released on May 14, 2013 by Doubleday.
Plot
Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in a hospital in the middle of the night. Disoriented and suffering from a head wound, he recalls nothing of the last thirty-six hours, including how he got there or the origin of the macabre object that his doctor discovers hidden in his belongings. Langdon's world soon erupts into chaos, and he finds himself on the run in Florence with a stoic young woman, Sienna Brooks, whose clever maneuvering saves his life. Langdon quickly realizes that he is in possession of series of disturbing codes created by a brilliant scientist-a genius whose obsession with the end of the world is matched only by his passion for one of the most influential masterpieces ever written-Dante Alighieri's dark epic poem The Divine Comedy.
Marketing
Brown released the book's title on his website on January 15, 2013, after prompting readers to help reveal a digital mosaic using social media posts, and revealed the cover in late February of 2013. The cover depicts the famous Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore located in Florence, Italy. He also published a sneak preview of Inferno along with a free ebook of The Da Vinci Code on March 17. The ebook was distributed to readers worldwide through online e-book stores like Amazon and Barnes & Noble for free till March 24, 2013. Transworld publishers, the official UK publisher of Dan Brown books, have also released the official book trailer through YouTube.
Inferno has been translated into French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian and Danish for simultaneous release. The publishers hired a team of 11 translators who worked on the project at the headquarters of Mondadori in Milan between February and April 2012. They were reportedly sequestered in a basement, and worked intensively under strict security and secrecy.
Companion books
One companion book to Brown's Inferno novel has already been published, titled Templar Inferno: Knights of Rebellion. Another book has been announced for publication in June of 2013, titled Inferno Decoded.
References
- Meslow, Scott (February 20, 2013). "Dan Brown's Inferno: Everything we know so far". The Week. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- McLaughlin, Erin (January 15, 2013). "New Dan Brown Novel, 'Inferno,' Set for May Release". ABC News. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- Farley, Christopher John (January 15, 2013). "'Da Vinci Code' Author Dan Brown Reveals 'Inferno,' Crashes Site". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- Flood, Alison (January 15, 2013). "Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code sequel Inferno revealed by readers". The Guardian. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- "Dan Brown's book cover reveal: It's 'Da Vinci Code'-y!". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- Walker, Tim (7 May 2013) "Real Inferno for Dan Brown translators who toil in underground bunker to decode his latest book". The Independent
- "Dan Brown's Inferno Companion Book". Santorini Publishing. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- "Dan Brown 'Inferno' Companion planned for June 2013". Hindustan Times. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
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