Hollywood - Dan Brown finally announced the release date of his newest book entitled "The Lost Symbol", the sequel to his bestselling novel turned flick, "Da Vinci Code" starring Tom Hanks. The book entitled "The Lost Symbol" will follow the story of the Symbolist Robert Langdon and his 12-hour time frame journey.

Dan Brown's book with a working title "The Solomon Key" will hit the bookshelves on September 15, 2009. Brown's publisher describes the book as "masterful and unexpected new landscape."

"This novel has been a strange and wonderful journey," says Dan Brown. "Weaving five years of research into the story's 12-hour time frame was an exhilarating challenge. Robert Langdon's life clearly moves a lot faster than mine." he added. "The Lost Symbol" will have a first printing of 5 million copies, making it the largest first print in Random House, Inc. history.