I thought Angels was better because it seemed to focus more strongly on characterization than DaVinci. Also, I think all the hype kinda spoiled DaVinci for me. Angels seemed more original because there wasn't a tv show nattering on about **SECRETS** every five seconds. If you like that sorta book, another good one to read is Gospel by William Barnhardt. It's one of those where the present-day story is fiction but all the footnotes and academic stuff is factual. It's a story about the Gnostic gospels. Very cool.