Digital Fortress: A Thriller
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- ISBN13: 9780312944926
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In most thrillers, “hardware” consists of huge guns, airplanes, military vehicles, and weapons that make things explode. Dan Brown has written a thriller for persons of us who like our hardware with disc drives and who rate our heroes by huge brainpower rather than huge firepower. It’s an Internet user’s spy novel where the excellent guys and terrible guys struggle over secrets to some extent more intellectual than just where the secret formula is hidden–they have to gain understanding of what the secret formula really is.
In this case, the secret formula is a new means of encryption, capable of changing the balance of international power. Part of the fun is that the book takes the reader along into an understanding of encryption technologies. You’ll find yourself better understanding the political battles over such real-life technologies as the Clipper Chip and PGP (Pretty Excellent Privacy) software even though the book looks at the issues through the eyes of fiction.
Although there’s enough globehopping in this book for James Bond, the real battleground is cyberspace, because that’s where the “bomb” (or rather, the new encryption algorithm) will explode. Yes, there are a few flaws in the plot if you look too closely, but the cleverness and the sheer fun of it all more than make up for them. There are enough twists and turns to keep you guessing and a lot of high, gee-whiz-level information about encryption, code breaking, and the role they play in international politics. Set aside the whole afternoon and evening for it and have finger food on hand for supper–you may want to read this one straight through.
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Outstanding Dan Brown thriller. More of a tale than you might be used to but builds to a I cannot place this down type Dan Brown book. Computer buffs dare not miss this.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
The book was in very excellent shape and I reflect this will contribute to my reading bender. Thanks
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
It is appealing to see the “All or Nothing” reviews of virtually all of Dan Brown’s work. But it seems that most of the “one star” reviewers somehow expected a science textbook rather than a novel. I’d guess they would go nuts reading DALE Brown and some of his “type” who write exiting tales with their own “made” science
By the way, as a retired professor with 22 yrs. of college and two PhD’s, who has been reading scientific fact and fiction since the 1940s, the only thing I question of the leader is for the “science” to be CONSISTANT in how it is used.
LAST, I’D SAY THAT THE CRITIC WHO CAN’T SPELL URANIUM OR PLUTONIUM SHOULD GO BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL (WHERE NO ONE BUT THE TEACHER HAS ANY IDEA OF THE CONCEPTS OF NUCLEAR FISSION) AND TRY LOOKING FOR A STUDENT TO HELP. THEN FIGURE OUT HOW EINSTEIN CAUSED SO MANY BASEBALL BATS TO BREAK THESE DAYS.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
From the very beginning to the last page; I tried to read quicker to get the whole taste.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This book is an action/thriller/adventure tale packed in 371 pages(hardcover). First of all, let me start by adage this. If you’re a Computer Fanatic or genius, or are interested in equipment, this book will blow you a way, and I guaruntee it. I never even knew that the NSA existed myself until I read this hardcore adventure.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5