Da Vinci Code Trilogy
The novel Angels & Demons was published in 2000 and followed only in 2003 by the mega-bestselling sequel The Da Vinci Code. But the order was reversed for the film adaptations: the film of The Da Vinci Code was released in 2006 and the film of Angels & Demons only in 2009. The Da Vinci Code (2006). A murder inside the Louvre, and clues in Da Vinci paintings, lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society.
Dan Brown novels can be read in any order since there is no connection between the stories of any 2 novels(expect a couple of minute references).Dan Brown has written 6 novels of which 4 novels are based on cryptologist Robert Langdon(inspired from real life ambigram artist,John Langdon) and 2 novels of independent stories. Robert Langdon series (in order of publication) • Angels and Demons • The DaVinci Code • The Lost Symbol • Inferno Others • Digital Fortress • Deception Point Every story is independent,so there is no preferred order.But although all Robert Langdon books are interesting, they have a similar story line - Secret societies and their ancient mysteries(except Inferno). So it is better to switch to the other 2 novels also in between Robert Langdon series as not to feel monotony in storylines. The movies confuse the situation a little because the film of The DaVinci Code was made and released before the film of Angels & Demons and then The Lost Symbol has been skipped with the films going straight to Inferno. For reading purposes, the optimal order is the publication order: • Angels & Demons • The DaVinci Code • The Lost Symbol • Inferno Although there are references in each book to the earlier stories, those references are not key to the plots, so reading out of order would not really cause confusion. Dan Brown's other two novels ( Digital Fortress and Deception Point) do not feature the character Robert Langdon and this can be read at any point.
Tom Hanks Da Vinci Code Trilogy
I don't think it really matters what order you read them in. There is a tiny bit of continuity but not much. My experience was I liked each book I read less than the last one, to the point where I have no interest in reading any more of them. At first I found his fast paced almost screen play writing style to be fun and entertaining, but after reading a couple of his books I picked up his formula to the point where their was no real suspense because I learned to anticipate when the helpful good guy will turn out to be the major bad guy all along. Twists don't work if they are always the same twist and always reveal it the same way.