In his international blockbusters The Da Vinci Code Angels amp Demons and The Lost Symbol Dan Brown masterfully fused history art codes and symbols In this riveting new thriller Brown returns to his element and has crafted his highest-stakes novel to dateIn the heart of Italy Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of historyrsquos most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces Dantersquos InfernoAgainst this backdrop Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art secret passageways and futuristic science Drawing from Dantersquos dark epic poem Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust before the world is irrevocably alteredFrom the Hardcover edition.