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The Interactive Dan Brown Plot Generator

http://www.slate.com/id/2228327/

A long-forgotten code in the monuments of Dallas.
A nefarious cult determined to protect it.
A white-knuckled race to uncover the United States Postal Service's darkest secret.

The Sacred Sign


When world-famous Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to the Texas Book Depository to analyze a mysterious geometric form—drawn on a calling card next to the disemboweled corpse of the head docent—he discovers evidence of the unthinkable: the resurgence of the ancient cult of the Diablonati, a secret branch of the United States Postal Service that has surfaced from the shadows to carry out its legendary vendetta against its mortal enemy, the Vatican.

Langdon's worst fears are confirmed when a messenger from the Diablonati appears at the Texas Theater to deliver a sinister ultimatum: Turn over the archbishop, or one cherub will disappear from the Sistine Chapel every day. With only three days to foil their plot, Langdon joins forces with the abdominally-gifted and enigmatic daughter of the murdered docent in a desperate bid to crack the code that will reveal the cult's secret plan.

Embarking on a frantic hunt, Langdon and his companion follow a 300-year-old trail through Dallas's most venerable statues and exalted monuments, pursued by a Romanian assassin the cult has sent to thwart them. What they discover threatens to expose a conspiracy that goes all the way back to Benjamin Franklin and the very founding of the United States Postal Service.

[identity profile] matildarose.livejournal.com 2009-10-08 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
What's great is that it'll randomly place 'Zappos.com' in place of Vatican, but only after you refresh it several times.

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2009-10-08 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I totally missed that! Hah!

Yay, Ottawa!

[identity profile] nekonexus.livejournal.com 2009-10-08 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
An ancient cipher whose key is somewhere in Ottawa.
A shadowy cult determined to protect it.
A desperate race to uncover the Mounties' darkest secret.

THE LAST GLYPH

When renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to the Rideau Canal to analyze a mysterious geometric form—imprinted on a gold ring lying next to the mangled body of the head docent—he discovers evidence of the unthinkable: the resurgence of the ancient cult of the Lucinati, a secret branch of the Mounties that has surfaced from the shadows to carry out its legendary vendetta against its mortal enemy, the Vatican.

Langdon's worst fears are confirmed when a messenger from the Lucinati appears at the National Gallery of Canada to deliver a fateful ultimatum: Deposit $1 billion in the Mounties' off-shore bank accounts or the exclusive clothier of the Swiss Guards will be bankrupted. Racing against the clock, Langdon joins forces with the ambidextrous and enigmatic daughter of the murdered docent in a desperate bid to crack the code that will reveal the cult's secret plan.

Embarking on a frantic hunt, Langdon and his companion follow a 1000-year-old trail through Ottawa's most sacred buildings and venerable monuments, pursued by a mustachioed assassin the cult has sent to thwart them. What they discover threatens to expose a conspiracy that goes all the way back to Sam Steele and the very founding of the Mounties.

Re: Yay, Ottawa!

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2009-10-08 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I KNEW THEM MOUNTIES WERE UP TO NO GOOD

Re: Yay, Ottawa!

[identity profile] nekonexus.livejournal.com 2009-10-08 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
It's the Red Coats! They are a dead giveaway!

or maybe it's the horses. har.

Re: Yay, Ottawa!

[identity profile] nekonexus.livejournal.com 2009-10-08 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Also I am amused at the "1000-year old trail" -- the Mounties are how old (http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hist/index-eng.htm) now? ^_^
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[personal profile] chomiji 2009-10-08 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)

An ancient labyrinth deep beneath the streets of New York City.
A nefarious cult determined to protect it.
A frantic race to uncover the Boy Scouts of America's darkest secret.

The First Mausoleum

When world-famous Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to the Apollo Theater to analyze a mysterious geometric form—etched into the floor next to the mangled body of the head docent—he discovers evidence of the unthinkable: the resurgence of the ancient cult of the Destinistas, a secret branch of the Boy Scouts of America that has surfaced from the shadows to carry out its legendary vendetta against its mortal enemy, Zappos.com.

Langdon's worst fears are confirmed when a messenger from the Destinistas appears at the Public Library to deliver a grim ultimatum: Cease production of the Asphalt Trail Tall Boot, or face the worst cyber attack in history. With the countdown under way, Langdon joins forces with the swan-necked and firm-minded daughter of the murdered docent in a desperate bid to crack the code that will reveal the cult's secret plan.

Embarking on a frantic hunt, Langdon and his companion follow a 200-year-old trail through New York City's most sacred monuments and venerable churches, pursued by a hypoglycemic assassin the cult has sent to thwart them. What they discover threatens to expose a conspiracy that goes all the way back to Davy Crockett and the very founding of the Boy Scouts of America.

XD

Ooh! Ooh! My turn!

[identity profile] longshot14.livejournal.com 2009-10-08 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
A startling secret hidden on the Texas A&M campus.
A shadowy cadet corps unit determined to prevent its unearthing.
A race against time to uncover the Oceanography Department's timeless shame.

Some May Boast

Renowned game designer Steve Jackson receives a key in an anonymous letter - a key that fits a forgotten games locker for now-defunct organization MSC Nova, disbanded under shady circumstances. Opening the locker, he discovers a moldering game of Yalu with pieces missing. He quickly discovers a pattern to these missing pieces, a pattern that points to a cover-up in the Oceanography department's discovery of an ancient treasure in the Lesser Antilles.

Deep in the stacks of the Sterling C. Evans library, he discovers the location of the coordinates of the treasure are in a document ensconced under the right foot of the campus statue of Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross, just as he is confronted by a hirsute Meteorology professor who warns him of dire consequences for continuing his search.

Retrieving the "Hidden Nickel" from the statue, he is now on a terrifying race against time, pursued by a fanatical unit of cadets charged with the statue's protection while uncovering clues to decipher the document. A century-old tradition brings a riflery instructor with a metal plate in his head out of retirement to hunt Jackson down.

As he eludes his pursuers, Jackson is joined by the former advisor to MSC Nova, and discovers that the treasure is neither gold nor jewels, but the final memoirs of the oldest documented Antarctic climate expedition, and the reason behind the mandate to prevent its discovery at all costs.

Re: Ooh! Ooh! My turn!

[identity profile] longshot14.livejournal.com 2009-10-08 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh wait, I was supposed to use the generator ;)

[identity profile] tygerr.livejournal.com 2009-10-09 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
"abdominally-gifted"?? The mind boggles....

[identity profile] lady-ganesh.livejournal.com 2009-10-10 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
I think I read that one.