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- Book 5 of Robert Langdon. See all Robert Langdon books in order
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- Inferno
- The book after
- The Secret of Secrets
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- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against penguinrandomhouse.com
What Origin is about
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- Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor of symbology, comes to Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum to see a discovery unveiled. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery
- The host is Edmond Kirsch, once his student and now his friend, a tech magnate of forty known around the world for his bold predictions. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
his friend and former student, Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old tech magnate
- Kirsch says he will reveal a scientific breakthrough that answers two basic questions about human life. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence
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Topics
- Code and cipher stories
- Cryptographers
- Human beings
- Langdon, robert, fiction
- Robert Langdon
- Spain, fiction
Places
- Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
- Madrid
Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Robert Langdon
6 books listed so far
- Book 1: Angels & Demons
- Book 2: The Da Vinci Code
- Book 3: The Lost Symbol
- Book 4: Inferno
- Book 6: The Secret of Secrets
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