" من يعلم .. هناك أشياء في السماء والأرض أكثر مما تتخيلينه في المنطق "

كانت التجربة الأولى لي مع دان براون
و أخيراً .. دخلت عالمه ، و يا له من عالم
مليء بالغموض ، السحر ، المفاجأت
وبكم هائل من المعلومات التقنية و الفنية
رواية أقل ما يقال عنها أن قراءة واحدة لا تكفيها

راق لي كثيراً تسلسل الأحداث بطريقة مرنة بالإضافة إلى شرح المعلومات بطريقة منظمة ولطيفة بحيث لا تصيب القارئ بالارباك و بنفس الوقت تبقي ذهنه حاضراً مع قصة الرواية و منتظراً لنهاية كل شيء بنفس اللهفة و الشوق
وكان ذلك طبعاً من ذكاء الكتب و رهافة حسه و الدقة التي بحب ان ينظم بها حياته

Dan Brown was one of the earliest writer I found my comfort in. How amazing it is to be tourist in his books, you're a hippy traveler and Brown be your guide at feet. I have traveled through the crowd of St Peter's Square looking in awe, I set my path to discover the unknown Holy Grail in the 'city of love - Paris' and eventually I see myself giving a lecture at United States Capitol. What better way to travel in times of distress through his books. The perks in reading about his books lies in breaking the rule to follow the series order. While Robert Langdon and his mickey mouse watch stole my heart, his independent books are no less. And digital fortress was my first independent Dan Brown book.

Clearly I expected the elements of Robert Langdon life to be followed, unlike his other books, this book follows the plot of a cyber crime, designed for a 24 hours duration that lets the author dive deep into the details of Spain where David is set in to retrieve the belongings of a dead man for the National Security Agency. The NSA is held hostage not by weaponry but by the brilliant algorithm of Ensei Tankado. He is clear in his mind, to destroy NSA and disclose the secrets of NSA to public. Commader Strathmore and Susan Fletcher are battling against this conspiracy, discovering Tankado's partner to conceal the truth about non breakable algorithm 'The Digital Fortress.'

I always appreciate the time and effort the author puts in delivering the well researched material for his readers. He keeps his characters highly intellectual and high profile, he spends considerable time in discovering the history of characters, their secrets and weakness. He sets up the backdrop like nobody else, you inspect the places through his lens, he describes every nook and corner of the magnificent monument gracefully by his words. He takes you to the places, helps you hear the church bells, admire the buildings, run around the street lanes and smell its cuisine. The suspense lies in the very last chapter of every book. The curiosity shoots up from the first chapter itself. Don't let yourself jump to the last chapter without experiencing chapters of his brilliant writing.

There's a reason why everyone talks about The DaVinci Code and not about this book. I have no idea what that reason would be, because I thought Angels & Demons was mediocre so I never bothered to read the The DaVinci Code. Anyway, I was bored and a copy of this was sitting at the library for a quarter and I thought "WTF, mate, I'll give it a go."

The first page of chapter 1 starts with Susan Fletcher waking from a romantic dream to the ringing of the telephone:

"Susan, it's David. Did I wake you?"
She smiled, rolling over in bed. "I was just dreaming of you. Come over and play."
He laughed. "It's still dark out."
"Mmm." She moaned sensuously. "Then definitely come over and play. We can sleep in before we head north."

That is not a transcription typo, or the manifestation of my unfocused rage. It really does read '"Mmm." She moaned sensuously.' Please feel free to vomit if you need to; I'll wait.

David then proceeds to postpone their plans to celebrate their six-month engagement due to something hush-hush, like maybe his being a big homo. C'mon, what sort of man is going to pass up some sweet, sweet lovin' from his woman before disappearing on a mystery mission? The kind who likes other men, that's what kind. A handful of pages later, it becomes clear that Dan Brown has read too many Clive Cussler novels as we're treated to a description of David Becker:

"Becker was dark--a rugged, youthful thirty-five with sharp green eyes and a wit to match. His strong jaw and taut features reminded Susan of carved marble. Over six feet tall, Becker moved across a squash court faster than any of his colleagues could comprehend. After soundly beating his opponent, he would cool off by dousing his head in a drinking fountain and soaking his tuft of thick, black hair. Then, still dripping, he'd treat his opponent to a fruit shake and a bagel."

Is it just me or does this read like Dan Brown was typing this with one hand? Why does Mr. Stud have the same initials as the author? Why would anyone want a sharp green wit? And is 'fruit shake' some sort of code for a handy? Is that why he is still dripping?

So then, after all this ran through my immature little mind, I remembered I had other books to read--books that didn't suck horrifically within the first ten pages. Yay for other books!

Oh, and I sold it to a used book shop for a dollar, so it was worth the quarter. Yay for used book shops!

ماذا لو انهار الحصن المنيع الذي يحمي كل المعلومات المهمة و الخطيرة العالمية
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رواية أخرى لدان براون و مغامرة محمومة من أجل انقاذ المعلومات الاستخباراتية و السياسية الأمريكية من التسريب !

لكن من يحوم و يخطط لتسريب هذا الكم الهائل من المعلومات الخطيرة و التي في غاية السرية. ليتدخل ال��روفيسور و الحسناء الأمريكية من اجل انقاذ هذا الحصن الرقمي, لكن هل سينجحون في ذالك ؟

رواية مشوقة جدا أخرى و ووقت ممتع جدا قضيته خلال قراءتها.

Quite enjoyable cyber thriller!!

There is no stopping to the suspense and it just keeps shooting at you with suspense in each end of a chapter. The plot is great but the character development is pretty bad. And for a book to be considered great, throwing great plot alone is not enough. It needs to have a strong characters as well. And because of the bad character development I could get too attached to this book. Maybe it's the reason why Digital Fortress isn't popular as the other books of Dan Brown's.

Overall it's a good book. It's quick and suspenseful and any Dan Brown fans or the one interested in cryptography will surely love this one.

I hate to say this because I’m such a fan of Dan Brown’s books but this was not my favorite. The story was good and the suspense was definitely there but the story had a few quirks that really tripped up my enjoyment. There were several times when the main characters would do unrealistically stupid things to move the story along and that kind of thing really bugs me. The book also had moments when it felt like I was reading a romance novel and a bad one at that. But I will say these that, despite these moments, the book was classic Dan Brown: well-researched and suspenseful.

I picked up this Dan Brown’s debut novel after enjoying he’s Robert Langdon series, it’s exactly what you’d expect with quick fast paced chapters and an intriguing mystery - this time digital codes and computers.

It’s a fun thriller than keeps you interested, I did enjoy it but missed that Harvard professors presence.
I’ll have to try he’s other standalone adventure - Deception Point.

I borrowed this audiobook for free at my office. Kept me company during a car trip, but it's seriously bad. This is an awful, horrible, waste of time of a novel. There isn't a single element of this book that is minimally interesting or well-crafted.

No matter what people want to say about Dan Brown or his books or hatred towards him you got to admire the fact that what he brings to the table no one else does.

This was the book which brought me to the beautiful world of books. Before reading this book I though reading was a bit cissy and a waste of time since everything is fictional, why not better read some spiritual/self help and knowledge books. After reading this book everything changed, I started to read more and more fiction and today books have become one of the most important parts of my life all thanks to this books.

Today I have read all of Dan Brown books apart from Angels & Demons but this book remains to be my favorite. I agree that he is not a great writer and uses the same formula in every of his books, not versatile at all. But he holds a special place and I will always hold a special place in my bookshelf because of the reasons I mentioned above.

This book started slightly slow and I was a little worried I wouldn't like it. But it got better and better. At about 30% or so, I couldn't put it down. I literally read 1/2 the book in one afternoon and into the night. The story is good and the author keeps you uncertain of what is actually happening versus what appears to be happening.

If you like thrillers & mysteries I would recommend this book. It's not too long and it's a fun read!

I don't even remember what this one is about. There's a CIA computer technician, and all I can remember about her is the scene where a security guard is ogling her sweet, sweet ass and wondering in bafflement how a woman with a 192 IQ could be so damn fuckable. Also, I'm pretty sure she saves the world with computers, but we're not supposed to care because she does it while her shirt is partially unbuttoned. She may have gotten wet at some point, too.

LITERATURE.

Digital Fortress, Dan Brown

Digital Fortress is a techno-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published in 1998. The book explores the theme of government surveillance of electronically stored information on the private lives of citizens, and the possible civil liberties and ethical implications of using such technology. 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 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.

عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «قلعه دیجیتالی»؛ «دژ دیجیتالی»؛ نویسنده: دن براون؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش روز بیستم ماه می سال2009میلادی

عنوان: قلعه دیجیتالی؛ نویسنده: دن براون؛ مترجم آرزو کلانی؛ بازبینی نوشین ریشهری؛ تهران، نگارینه؛ سال1385؛ در528ص؛ شابک9789647533935؛ چاپ دوم سال1386؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان ایالات متحده امریکا - سده20م

عنوان: دژ دیجیتالی؛ نویسنده: دن براون؛ مترجم: حسن زیادلو؛ ساری، زهره، سال1385؛ در447ص؛ شابک9645704804؛

داستان خیال انگیز نحوه ی گشودن رمزهای محرمانه، که در مراسلات اینترنتی، یا مبادله ی اطلاعات دیجیتالی، توسط سوپر کامپیوترهای سازمانهای اطلاعات کشورها، گشوده میشوند، داده های دقیقی، از نحوه ی کد کردن اطلاعات، در این داستان ارائه شده است؛

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