As another record is broken by worldwide phenomenon Dan Brown, today it was revealed that one copy of The Lost Symbol has been sold every 5 seconds since publication on the 15th September 2009 in the UK alone.

The Lost Symbol is the biggest selling adult hardback novel in history, its nearest rival being Hannibal by Thomas Harris published in 1999 (300,000k copies sold in hardback UK).

Excitement is mounting ahead of the release of the long-awaited new novel from Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol.

You won’t be able to get your hands on a copy until 15th September, but to keep you thriller-lovers entertained in the meantime we’re giving away all four of the Dan Brown titles, complete with beautifully redesigned covers. Just head over to http://www.rhgdigital3.co.uk/competitions/Brownbacklist/index.as for your chance to win!

There’ll be loads more news and competitions as the release date gets nearer, so keep an eye on www.danbrownofficial.co.uk 

Global release of jacket for Dan Brown’s imminent international bestseller, The Lost Symbol, reveals clues to location and themes in novel.

LONDON, UK (July 07 2009) Following worldwide speculation about content of the eagerly-awaited new novel from phenomenal bestselling author Dan Brown, Transworld Publishers today released the UK jacket of

Since announcement of publication in April 2009, anticipation for the release of the new novel featuring Brown’s unforgettable protagonist, Robert Langdon, has reached epic proportions amongst fans, especially in the online community. The book trade have been equally enthusiastic, predicting that The Lost Symbol will be the biggest ever hardback adult novel published since records began.

The Lost Symbol will be published on 15 September 2009. It is the follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, the international bestseller with 81 million copies in print worldwide and the UK’s biggest selling paperback novel of all time.* Published in March 2004, the book spent more than two years in the Sunday Times Top 10 Bestsellers list with 68 weeks spent at No.1.

Following the publication of The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s earlier novels Angels and Demons, Deception Point and Digital Fortress have all gone on to become multi-million copy international bestsellers and rank as the UK’s 2nd, 3rd and 4th bestselling adult paperback novels of all time.* Transworld Publishers in the UK have published all of Dan Brown’s novels, which were acquired by Publisher Bill Scott-Kerr.

Today Doubleday US simultaneously released their jacket of The Lost Symbol, which will be wrapped around millions of hardbacks in the North America. To view both jackets, and for further information about Dan Brown, please visit http://www.danbrownofficial.co.uk/

*Officially recorded by Nielsen BookScan