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In Origin by Dan Brown, Harvard professor Robert Langdon arrives in Spain to attend a presentation by his former student, futurist Edmond Kirsch, who promises a revelation that could alter the human perspective on religion and science. When Kirsch is murdered, Langdon and museum curator Ambra Vidal, who is connected to the Spanish royal family, embark on a quest to uncover Kirsch's discovery and make it public. As they evade various threats and piece together clues, they confront a conflict between faith and science, culminating in a groundbreaking declaration about the origins and future of humanity. The book contains depictions of terrorism, murder, death, suicide, self-harm, and addiction.