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Absorbente , The Washington Post

Un thriller excelente , Publishers Weekly

Un enorme enga o amenaza con hundir el mundo en el caos.

Un nuevo sat lite de la NASA demuestra la existencia de un extra o objeto enterrado en el hielo del rtico. Este descubrimiento supone una victoria muy necesaria para la pol tica espacial de Estados Unidos y es clave para la futura elecci n de su presidente. La analista de inteligencia Rachel Sexton y el acad mico Michael Tolland son los encargados de verificar la autenticidad del hallazgo. Pero en su b squeda descubren algo impensable: todo ha sido un enga o. Antes de que puedan hablar con el presidente, Rachel y Michael son atacados por un grupo de asesinos a sueldo. Un misterioso hombre los lidera, y no se detendr ante nada para ocultar la verdad.

Dan Brown transporta a los lectores desde la Oficina Nacional de Reconocimiento (NRO), en Virginia, hasta las plataformas de hielo del c rculo polar rtico y a los pasillos del Ala Oeste de la Casa Blanca en un emocionante thriller que recorre los secretos mejor guardados del servicio secreto estadounidense.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Heralded for masterfully intermingling science, history, and politics in his critically acclaimed thrillers The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, New York Times bestselling author Dan Brown has crafted another pulse-pounding novel in which nothing is as it seems -- and behind every corner is a stunning surprise.

A shocking scientific discovery. A conspiracy of staggering brilliance. A thriller unlike any you've ever read....

When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory -- a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election. To verify the authenticity of the find, the White House calls upon the skills of intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic scholar Michael Tolland, Rachel travels to the Arctic and uncovers the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery -- a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy. But before she can warn the President, Rachel and Michael are ambushed by a deadly team of assassins. Fleeing for their lives across a desolate and lethal landscape, their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind this masterful plot. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all.

About the Author

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Dan Brown is the author of numerous #1 bestselling novels, including THE DA VINCI CODE, which has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling novels of all time. Named one of the World's 100 Most Influential People by Time Magazine, he has appeared in the pages of Newsweek, Forbes, People, GQ, The New Yorker, and others. His novels are published in 51 languages around the world. His next novel, THE LOST SYMBOL, releases September 15, 2009.