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Angels & Demons by Dan Brown was the first book that the now famous author of the Da Vinci Code wrote.

Angels and Demons takes place in Rome and Vatican City where a new Pope is in the process of being selected. In the middle of the selection process, the 4 most likely candidates to become Pope are abducted and at the same time an explosive amount of antimatter is stolen by terrorists and is reported to be somewhere close enough to the proceedings to destroy Vatican City and all of the possible successors to the Pope who have gathered to vote.

What results is a fascinating, edge-of-your-seat treasure hunt.

This book was certainly exciting — more exciting even than his second book, the Da Vinci Code. Although the plausibility of a container of stable anti-matter being smuggled into Vatican City is a bit suspect, the story really moves. I honestly couldn’t put the book down. I didn’t care that the premise was a little far-fetched. I had to keep reading.

I would highly recommend this book to any one, even those who weren’t big fans of the Da Vinci Code. It reminded me a little of the movie National Treasure, so if you liked that movie, you’re certain to love this book.

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