NY, Pocket Books, (2000). His second novel, the first to feature Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, who returned in Brown's next novel, The Da Vinci Code. This novel deals with Langdon's unraveling a mystery concerning the secret society known as the Illuminati. Like the later, more famous book, this deals with Langdon applying his knowledge of history, cultures, and signs to discern the pattern in an ages-old battle between the Illuminati and the Catholic Church. Like Digital Fortress, this book was only a modest commercial success until after the publication of The Da Vinci Code, at which point it received new life and became a bestseller itself. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911196] SOLD