Where to Start with Dan Brown
- Best entry point → Angels & Demons
- What fans keep coming back to → The Da Vinci Code
- Highest rated by listeners → Origin (Robert Langdon #5)
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Angels & Demons
Robert Langdon Series • Book 1
by Dan Brown
Narrated by Richard Poe
★ 4.46 ABR Score (3.4M ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (3.4M) ★ 4.45 Audible (16.9K)18h 28m listening time • Released 2004Brown's prequel to The Da Vinci Code is faster, denser, and arguably more fun — Vatican secrets, antimatter, and a 24-hour countdown to catastrophe.
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The Da Vinci Code
Robert Langdon Series • Book 2
by Dan Brown
Narrated by Paul Michael
★ 4.45 ABR Score (2.6M ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (2.5M) ★ 4.47 Audible (13.4K)16h 59m listening time • Released 2006The puzzle-box thriller that made everyone think they were a codebreaker — relentlessly paced, stuffed with art-history intrigue, and almost impossible to abandon mid-listen.
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Origin
Robert Langdon • Book 5
by Dan Brown
Narrated by Paul Michael
★ 4.38 ABR Score (419.7K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (370.1K) ★ 4.39 Audible (49.6K)18h 10m listening time • Released 2017 -
The Secret of Secrets
Robert Langdon Series • Book 6
by Dan Brown
Narrated by Paul Michael
★ 4.35 ABR Score (150.3K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (140.2K) ★ 4.45 Audible (10.0K)22h 50m listening time • Released 2025Paul Michael's narration transforms Langdon's Prague chase into a propulsive audiobook experience—his pacing and voice work make the 22-hour runtime feel essential, not indulgent.
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Inferno
Robert Langdon • Book 4
by Dan Brown
Narrated by Paul Michael
★ 4.30 ABR Score (625.7K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (599.1K) ★ 4.29 Audible (26.5K)17h 12m listening time • Released 2013 -
The Lost Symbol
Robert Langdon • Book 3
by Dan Brown
Narrated by Paul Michael
★ 3.97 ABR Score (681.8K ratings)★ 3.77 Goodreads (661.2K) ★ 4.19 Audible (20.6K)17h 47m listening time • Released 2009
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