Digital Fortress
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4.1 • 8 Ratings
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- $25.99
Publisher Description
Before the multi-million, runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown set his razor-sharp research and storytelling skills on the most powerful intelligence organization on earth--the National Security Agency (NSA)--in this thrilling novel, Digital Fortress.
When the National Security Agency’s invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage…not by guns or bombs but by a code so complex that if released would cripple U.S. intelligence.
Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in. Betrayed on all sides, she finds herself fighting not only for her country but for her life. It is a battle for survival—a crucial bid to destroy a creation of inconceivable genius that threatens to obliterate the balance of world power…for all time.
This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Before The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown debuted with this high-tech thriller about code breaking, government secrets, and moral ambiguity in the digital age. When the National Security Agency’s top cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, discovers that an unbreakable code is threatening to expose classified intelligence, she’s pulled into a dangerous game of deception with global stakes and a deeply personal cost. Originally published in 1998, Digital Fortress occasionally feels like a pitch-perfect time capsule of late-’90s tech paranoia—and yet privacy, surveillance, and the ethical limits of power still remain hot-button issues. As a first-time author, Brown’s trademarks are already in place: short, cliff-hanger chapters; perilously high stakes; and a cast of shadowy players with hidden agendas. And the pace is just relentless. Paul Michael’s narration captures the story’s urgency while grounding its more cerebral moments. For fans of conspiracy thrillers and classic airplane listens, Digital Fortress is a fast, satisfying ride.
