Dan Brown’s new book THE LOST SYMBOL will be published by Random House Australia on 15 September 2009.

All we can share at the moment is that the story takes place over a 12-hour period in the life of THE DA VINCI CODE’S protagonist, Robert Langdon.

In an official statement Dan Brown (pictured) said: “This novel has been a strange and wonderful journey, weaving five years of research into the story’s 12-hour time frame was an exhilarating challenge. Robert Langdon’s life clearly moves a lot faster than mine.”

The highly anticipated follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, one of the most thrilling bestsellers of all time, THE LOST SYMBOL is finally available to pre-order from book shops, including the following online retailers who have heavily discounted the price in the lead up to the book’s release:

Australian Retailers:

• QBD The Bookshop for AU$29.99

• The Nile for AU$31.99

• Fishpond.com.au for AU$32.99

International Retailers:

• Amazon.com for US$16.17

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