Origin

Like Origin, this novel weaves together a modern-day hunt for a powerful secret with historical flashbacks. It centers on a legendary chess set and a mystery that spans centuries, appealing to fans of intellectual puzzles and global conspiracies.

This academic thriller focuses on two students decoding a real Renaissance text, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. It mirrors Dan Brown's style by blending deep historical research with a high-stakes modern mystery.

Set largely in the Vatican and across various historical sites, this novel involves a paleographer solving a series of tests based on Dante's Divine Comedy. It captures the religious intrigue and symbology-focused adventure found in the Robert Langdon series.

For readers who enjoy the intellectual depth of Origin, this is the ultimate conspiracy novel. It explores the history of secret societies and the Templars through a complex, philosophical lens that challenges the very nature of truth.

While more sci-fi leaning, this book shares Origin's fascination with cutting-edge science and its impact on human existence. It is a relentless, fast-paced thriller that asks big questions about the choices that define our lives.

This book follows a rare-book hunter as he investigates a manual for summoning the devil. It features the same blend of bibliophilia, historical mystery, and European atmosphere that characterizes Brown's work.

This eco-thriller deals with a global threat emerging from the oceans, combining detailed scientific theory with a cinematic, high-stakes plot. Like Origin, it explores the intersection of human technology and the natural world.

Though non-fiction, this book explores the exact central questions of Origin: Where did we come from and where are we going? It provides the scientific and historical context for the evolution of human consciousness and technology.

Part of the Cotton Malone series, this book involves a hunt for the lost Library of Alexandria. It features the same combination of international locations, historical secrets, and government conspiracies that Brown fans love.

This thriller links a series of modern-day murders to the archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe. It tackles the tension between religious tradition and archaeological discovery, much like the themes presented in Origin.