Overview

• Published on Sept. 9, the nearly 700-page novel is Brown’s first since 2017 and arrives simultaneously in 16 languages, with the publisher citing more than 250 million lifetime copies sold.
• The story follows Robert Langdon on a Prague-set hunt tied to noetic science and a quest to uncover what happens when we die.
• Brown says the book grew from years of research and personal reflection after his mother’s death, adding he no longer fears death.
• Publishers, printers and translators worked under strict confidentiality to prevent pre-release leaks.
• A month-long promotional tour began in New York with visits to 12 countries, as early reaction split between a broadly positive New York Times review and a scathing critique from The Guardian.