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Digital Fortress (Hardcover)

by Dan Brown (Author)
3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (357 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press; New edition edition (1 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0593055063
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593055069
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (357 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 393,671 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'Engaged me instantly...keeps up a cracking pace as the mystery deepens and disaster follows disaster' The Times; 'Fast paced with plenty pf twists and turns...the reader remains gripped, trying to guess where its going next...one of the best thrillers on the bookstands. Don't miss it' Sunday Express; 'Pure genius...Dan Brown has to be one of the best, smartest, and most accomplished writers in the country' Nelson Demille; 'Wow...Blockbuster perfection. An exhilaratingly brainy thriller' The New York Times; 'A new master of smart thrills...A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure' People Magazine"

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Before the phenomenal 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), an ultra-secret, multibillion-dollar agency many times more powerful than the CIA. 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.
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51 of 57 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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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Doh! Why didn't I read these review first?, 4 Aug 2004
By Smokey Joe "biglouis" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Fortress (Paperback)
Welcome to my latest gift to my local Oxfam charity shop. At least this time I've learned my lesson. I can add little to these reviews because they have mainly all said it before. I only wish I'd read them before buying this book.

I can confirm: one-dimensional characters, generally unfinished and un-edited feel to the writing, obvious technical deficiencies. I think this is a screenplay or "treatment" that I've read and not a novel.

What I can add, is that if you really want to understand the working of hacking, counter-hacking, cryptography and cryptanalysis I can recommend both "The Cuckoo's Egg" by Clifford Stoll and "Codebreakers" edited by F Hinsley and Alan Stripp. Both are non-fiction books but a helluva lot better read than this thin junk.

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
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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4.0 out of 5 stars A good thriller but less cultural than we could sin cerra expect
An early novel, before Leonardo Da Vinci and his mysteries, that aims first at creating a suspense packed story. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Jacques COULARDEAU

4.0 out of 5 stars Yeah quite good. Enjoyed the chase
I'm not a massive reader of books but thought this was a good story. Coming from a technical background, I was not dismayed at the usual comparisons to computer technology and... Read more
Published 25 days ago by Graham Vincent

5.0 out of 5 stars Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
This was bought for my son for Xmas, excellent read, arrived quick and in excellent condition, he was very pleased,
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Karen E. Beckingham

5.0 out of 5 stars Great service and product quality
Great service and product quality. The book arrived earlier than expected and the book was not only a great read, but came in very good condition.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. A. J. Morgan

4.0 out of 5 stars Digital Fortress
Very interesting read,one of his best yet,as good as ,if not better than Davinci Code
Published 1 month ago by TESCAM

2.0 out of 5 stars I, too, wish I had read some reviews before reading this.
I have read and thoroughly enjoyed the Da Vinci code - read it twice in fact! So I was expecting this Dan Brown to be another thrilling thriller. What a let down. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Robert Martin

1.0 out of 5 stars Stick to symbology Dan!
Terrible book - huge contrast to his other books on topics he understands and writes about with passion. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. T. Hedger-Gourlay

3.0 out of 5 stars What an anticlimax.
As with most of Dan Brown's books the plot starts with an acceptable premise and gradually detiorates into the realms of impossibility. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. J. Anderson

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping!
One of the most exciting books I've read in years! I hope they make it in to a movie. Dan Brown does not disappoint with Digital Fortress; it's equally as exciting as The Da Vinci... Read more
Published 3 months ago by C Breeze

2.0 out of 5 stars Digital Fortress
Get's two stars because it's really easy to read. Otherwise, the plot is fairly non-existent. There's zero suspense, the characters are all cardboard cut-outs and seem to be... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Rich

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