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Dan Brown to reveal secret 
Pre-sales have already rocketed The Lost Symbol to the top of Amazon's best-seller list. -- PHOTO: DOUBLEDAY BOOK
NEW YORK - THE books are under guard, the plot's secret, the author silent, but all that will change when Dan Brown's latest conspiracy potboiler, The Lost Symbol, is unleashed on Tuesday.
Extraordinary measures have been taken to keep the sequel to 2003 mega hit The Da Vinci Code under wraps, right down to posting guards in book warehouses.
But much as in Brown's tangled - some say nonsensical - plots about secret societies, the Catholic Church, and symbologist Robert Langdon, not everything is as it seems.
The secretive treatment is all part of a huge publicity campaign reaching fever pitch September 15, as Doubleday publishers try to repeat the success of the Code's record-setting 80 million sales.
Five million copies have been printed and, in a bold step, an e-version of the novel will be released on the same day. Pre-sales have already rocketed The Lost Symbol to the top of Amazon's best-seller list.
Expect a PR blitz from on Tuesday, including a rare appearance by the reclusive American writer on NBC television.
But for now, silence - or at least talking loudly about being silent - is golden.
NBC's Today Show reported that anyone coming into contact with the book at Doubleday has had to sign a non-disclosure agreement, while copies of the finished product are literally under lock and key.
'We have closed circuit TVs that are monitoring the books at all times in a secure area that is also guarded,' said Jacqueline Updike, at Random House, parent company of Doubleday.
The cover of the book, third in a series featuring Langdon, shows the Capitol in Washington and a wax seal containing a double-headed phoenix, the numeral 33, and the words 'ordo ae chao,' Latin for 'order to chaos.' The design supports rumors that Freemasons are at the heart of the story. -- AFP
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_427863.html
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12-09-2009, 11:29 AM
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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, will be published on September 15, 2009.
The Lost Symbol will once again feature Dan Brown’s unforgettable protagonist, Robert Langdon.
“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,” said Sonny Mehta, Chairman and Editor in Chief of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
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."
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23-09-2009, 05:49 PM
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sounds like something related to national treasure this time
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23-09-2009, 05:57 PM
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read around 1/2 way thru and a lot of secrets are revealed. as stated in the first few pages of the book everything in the book are fact...
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so wanna read it! But too expensive 
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I'm gonna buy this book..
But anybody know where to buy and the price?? 
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Originally Posted by iloves-  so wanna read it! But too expensive | wait for library  | |
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Originally Posted by darkhonour wait for library |
); dont like really library books eh . Lol, Quote:
Originally Posted by goodman I'm gonna buy this book..
But anybody know where to buy and the price?? | Popular,kino, borders
kino got 25%off for non members and 30% off for members ;D
but still very expensive lor, like $48 or something. saw it in popular.
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Originally Posted by yummycrepe who is dan? | The writer. He also wrote DaVinci Code, Digtal fortress, Angels and Demons.
DaVinci was the best seller of all time. UncleBeng added 1 Minutes and 20 Seconds later... Quote:
Originally Posted by iloves- ); dont like really library books eh . Lol,
Popular,kino, borders
kino got 25%off for non members and 30% off for members ;D
but still very expensive lor, like $48 or something. saw it in popular. | MPH only $38.
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Originally Posted by iloves- where is mph? | I saw that one on saturday nite was at PARKWAY PARADE, basement
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Cool...
Maybe drop by mph and kino this weekend
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Originally Posted by UncleBeng The writer. He also wrote DaVinci Code, Digtal fortress, Angels and Demons.
DaVinci was the best seller of all time.
UncleBeng added 1 Minutes and 20 Seconds later...
MPH only $38. | popular after 25% is $36.11 but no free mug or book light...
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Haha. I know a place which is cheaper. It's at Brasbasah Complex . Pro Saint Book Store. They are selling for $35 only! you can call them to check if there's stock. Their telephone: 6338 4127.
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Was planning to get it when it was launched on the 15th. But so expensive.. -_-
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25-09-2009, 12:31 PM
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I have read the previews..
Honestly, I still prefer the previous 2 books though ....
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Will include this in my book list.  | |
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Going to get a copy soon! They only have hardcover now and is pretty big to carry around 
Wish that the soft cover version would be out soon.. i love Dan Brown's novels...
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Halfway through it. DAMN NICE!
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