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Dan Brown Profile

Brown is interested in cryptography, keys, and codes, which are a recurring theme in his stories. Currently his novels have been translated into more than 40 languages.

Although many perceive Brown's books as anti-Christian, Brown states on his website that he is a Christian and says of his book The Da Vinci Code that it is simply "an entertaining story that promotes spiritual discussion and debate" and suggests that the book may be used "as a positive catalyst for introspection and exploration of our faith".

The Solomon Key

Brown is working on a new novel, called The Solomon Key, which will reportedly take place in Washington D.C., and feature the "secret" society of the Freemasons. An exact release date has not been announced, but the most common media speculation says 2008. Brown's promotional website states that puzzles hidden in the book jacket of The Da Vinci Code (including two referring to the Kryptos sculpture at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia) give hints about the subject of this novel. This repeats a theme from some of Brown's earlier work. For example, a puzzle at the end of the book Deception Point decrypts to the message, "The Da Vinci Code will surface."

Novels

• Digital Fortress, 1998
• Angels & Demons, 2000
  • Angels and Demons, Special Illustrated Edition, 2005, Atria. ISBN 0-7432-7506-3
• Deception Point, 2001
• The Da Vinci Code, 2003
  • The Da Vinci Code, Special Illustrated Edition, 2004, Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-51375-5
• The Solomon Key, in development, will possibly be published in 2008

Movies

• The Da Vinci Code, 2006 (Brown is listed as executive producer)
• Angels & Demons, mid-2009