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Digital Fortress (Mass Market Paperback)
by D. Brown (Author)
3.1 out of 5 stars 314 customer reviews (314 customer reviews)

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'engaged me instantly, the reader, Bruce Sabbath, keeps up a cracking pace as the mystery deepens and disaster follows disaster.' --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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the first terrific code-breaking thriller by the author of The Da Vinci Code, the first of his backlist titles to be published in audio in the UK. The audio edition of The Da Vinci Code was a runaway success and Digital Fortress looks to be another in the same vein. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to believe its the same author!, 9 Aug 2004
This review is from: Digital Fortress (Paperback)
Having read 'The Da Vinci Code' and 'Deception Point', both of which I thoroughly enjoyed, It is difficult to believe this is Dan Brown and not a 'Bay Watch' script writer trying to make a few quid on the side.

Unlike the rest of his books, the plot here is paper thin (close to none existent) and the pace is incredibly slow (up until the last couple of chapters). What really kills it is the obviously poor research into IT, Computers, Viruses and Encryption - I cringed the whole way through the book.

If you like Dan Brown because you've read his other books, do yourself a favour and avoid reading this one as it will only spoil your opinion of the author.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Unconvincing, 28 Jun 2004
This review is from: Digital Fortress (Paperback)
I saw the book in the airport and thought it would make a good holiday read. I was very disappointed.
So predictable and obviously written by somebody who knows nothing about computers. I admit I am in IT but. People do not crawl under computer consoles with soldering irons (30 years ago may be). Since when did you spend a billion dollars on a computer and if it was working hard, it over heated, took all the power from the building, turned the lights off and stopped the doors working. I would fire the designer and the hundreds of people it would have taken to design it. Has nobody heard of Health and Safety in the USA. It was careless plot devices like this which turned it from an average thriller to pathetic.

I cetainly do not feel the need to read any other of his books.

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31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Debut, 9 Aug 2004
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I bought this, Dan Brown's first novel, on the strength of reading The Da Vinci Code. It's not as strong or as indepth as The Da Vinci Code but nevertheless I found it an excellent read.

It centres around code breaking and computing - there is no art history or religion in sight this time. Originally published in 1998 the computing and technology side of the book will no doubt date with time but six years on it is not too dated although I am sure experts will no doubt pick holes in some of it.

The book centres around a couple searching for a key for a newly developed code. The woman, and main character, is in her place of work, a highly secure NSA building dedicated to code breaking. Her partner is in Europe tracking down a second copy of the key which is held inside a ring.

The book is fast paced and I read it within 24 hours. I found it thoroughly ejoyable and although some of the story was a bit predictable there were enough twists to it to make it page turner.

It's not as good as The Da Vinci code but it brought to me a similar excitement when reading it. A great debut 9/10.

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