John Langdon (typographer) Langdon is known mostly through his association with Dan Brown, and the novels "Angels & Demons", "The Da Vinci Code," "The Lost Symbol, Inferno, and Origin". The protagonist of these novels was named Robert Langdon as a tribute to John Langdon, and he will continue to be so for his next 12 books, an estimate given by Dan Brown himself. Langdon is now a professor of typography and corporate identity at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He continues to do work on ambigrams, as well and fine art works that incorporate language, type, and philosophy. Langdon credits his paternal grandparents for
Chathrand Novels Chathrand Novels The "Chathrand" Voyage is a fantasy book series written by American author Robert V.S. Redick. It is published by Gollancz Publishing in Great Britain and Canada, and Del Rey Publishing in the United States. On the fictional world of Alifros, a conspiracy is hatched by the Emperor of the great Empire of Arqual to plunge their rival empire, the Mzithrin, into civil war. The captain and crew of the IMS "Chathrand", an ancient and powerful Great Ship, are dispatched supposedly on a mission of peace to deliver a "treaty bride" for a Mzithrini prince to wed, but in