Digital Fortress
A Thriller
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4.2 • 2.2K Ratings
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- $12.99
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 NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and 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 ingeniously complex that if released it would cripple U.S. intelligence.
Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Susan 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, and in the end, for the life of the man she loves.
From the underground hallways of power to the skyscrapers of Tokyo to the towering cathedrals of Spain, a desperate race unfolds. It is a battle for survival--a crucial bid to destroy a creation of inconceivable genius...an impregnable code-writing formula that threatens to obliterate the post-cold war balance of power. Forever.
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. For fans of conspiracy thrillers and classic airplane listens, Digital Fortress is a fast, satisfying ride.
Customer Reviews
Good book
This was a fun read and very surprising,,,,,,,sort of. If you read enough of Dan Brown you can figure it out.
A Hystrionic Disaster
A Digital Fortress begins with fairly good character development. However, it concludes with an absurd love for the main character. The outcome can be seen quite sways from the end . Brown, however, insists on dragging the reader through a Hystrionic maze of twists. Somewhat angry after having spent time reading the book to have to read through drama- mama to get to a corralling outcome. Don't waste your energy on this one.
Digital Fortress
Very good read, but too much repetition of tech details.