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Inferno (B Format) By Dan Brown
(Robert Langdon Series, Book 4)

📖 Summary of Inferno:

Inferno is the fourth novel in Dan Brown’s bestselling Robert Langdon series, following The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and The Lost Symbol. Published in 2013, the book blends art, history, science, and suspense—this time centered around Dante Alighieri’s Inferno from The Divine Comedy.

🔍 Plot Overview:

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon wakes up in a hospital in Florence, Italy, with amnesia and no idea how he got there. He quickly finds himself targeted by mysterious assassins and forced on the run, aided by the brilliant Dr. Sienna Brooks.

As Langdon tries to piece together his lost memories, he uncovers a trail of clues tied to Dante’s Inferno, classical art, and hidden messages in Renaissance masterpieces. But the stakes are higher than ever: a brilliant but twisted scientist, Bertrand Zobrist, has created a global threat involving a plague-like virus designed to address overpopulation in a horrifying way.

Langdon races across Florence, Venice, and Istanbul to stop the catastrophic plan—facing moral dilemmas that challenge his usual reliance on logic and reason.

🧠 Major Themes:

• Overpopulation and bioethics
• Transhumanism and global catastrophe
• Renaissance art and Dante’s Divine Comedy
• Free will vs. control
• The fine line between genius and madness

🏷️ Categories / Genres:

• Thriller / Suspense
• Historical Fiction
• Art & Symbolism Mystery
• Adventure
• Conspiracy Fiction
• Science vs. Ethics

📚 The Robert Langdon Series (in order):

1. Angels & Demons
2. The Da Vinci Code
3. The Lost Symbol
4. Inferno
5. Origin

🎬 Film Adaptation:

• Released in 2016, directed by Ron Howard
• Starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon and Felicity Jones as Sienna Brooks
• The film differs significantly from the book’s ending and themes

📘 What is “B Format”?

“B Format” refers to the book’s physical size, commonly used in the UK:

• Dimensions: 129 x 198 mm
• It’s a standard paperback size—slightly taller than mass-market paperbacks.