Origin

Origin is a mystery thriller novel by American author Dan Brown.

Origin asks the questions Where do we come from` Where are we going` They are questions about humanity--but they could just as easily be questions about Robert Langdon. Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that `will change the face of science forever`. The evening`s host is his friend and former student, Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old tech magnate whose dazzling inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world.He claims he will reveal an astonishing scientific breakthrough to challenge the fundamentals of human existence.