Digital Fortress is an early thriller novel by Dan Brown, dating back to 1998. It preceded the much more famous Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code by a few years. The story centers around NSA cryptographer Susan Fletcher and her boss Trevor Strathmore. They are tasked with破解 the mystery of a new encryption algorithm called Digital Fortress, which is said to be unbreakable, even with the NSA's powerful code-breaking supercomputer, TRANSLTR. There is a murder involved, and a perilous journey across the globe to obtain the pass-key for decoding Digital Fortress. While the story is somewhat predictable, it's not all bad.

Susan's fiancé, professor David Becker, is clearly the early prototype for Brown's most renowned protagonist, Robert Langdon. He is almost an exact replica of an unsuspecting university professor who is unwillingly thrust into crazy and dangerous adventures around the world. Both the protagonist and the basic plot of every Robert Langdon book bear a number of similarities to Digital Fortress. From this, I've learned that Brown's works are quite formulaic, similar to those of Dean Koontz. Additionally, I'm not sure if it's just my edition (the one pictured with the green cover and image of the eyes at the top), but the editing in this book is some of the worst I've ever seen. There are numerous missing words, sentences starting with lowercase letters, misspellings, and more, making it seem like the book wasn't edited at all.

Despite these issues, Digital Fortress isn't actually that bad. It does drag at times, and it's so predictable that I was able to guess the answer to the major puzzle of the book a few pages before the characters did. However, it does have its moments. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it, but it's a decent read.

3.5 stars

Here’s the problem:

Digital Fortress indeed has a captivating plot. A disgruntled NSA employee devises an unbreakable encryption program, the Digital Fortress, and menaces to disclose both the program and its key, which is hidden within it, on the Internet. If the wrongdoers obtain access to the key, they can communicate without the fear of the NSA decrypting their messages. This plunges the NSA into a state of panic, as it rightfully should. So, they dispatch David Becker to trace the former employee. However, David discovers that the man has died under suspicious circumstances. Well, you can imagine what follows.

Pretty good up to this point, but now let's consider the main characters. Susan Fletcher and David Becker are presented as the perfect couple. She is beautiful, intelligent, sexy, and decent to the core. He too is beautiful, intelligent, sexy, and yes, decent to the core. Despite Susan having an IQ of 170, she is largely reduced to being eye candy. The only thing that might have added some depth to her characterization is if someone had tied her to railroad tracks in front of an oncoming train. David, on the other hand, turns out to be the ultimate daredevil, outsmarting a professional assassin. This is quite a stretch considering the most exciting thing he has previously done is thrash an opponent on a squash court and then treat him to a fruit shake and bagel. There's another character known simply as Jabba. Need I say more?

Okay, so what's the bottom line? Clearly, this isn't a top-tier thriller. However, if your weekend plans fall through, this wouldn't be a bad book to pick up. It might provide some entertainment and pass the time.

Dan Brown is not just the author of the famous "Da Vinci Code"!

His works also include this pretty good cyber-thriller. In today's world, where data security and hacking have become an integral part of the daily news, this cyber-thriller really resonates well.

It offers a thrilling and suspenseful ride that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. The story is filled with fast-paced action and unexpected twists and turns.

If you are a fan of fast-paced thrillers with lots of suspense, then this book is definitely worth checking out.

Moreover, it has short chapters, which is a feature that I like a lot. The short chapters make it easy to pick up and put down the book, allowing readers to enjoy the story in short bursts whenever they have some free time.

So, don't miss out on this exciting cyber-thriller by Dan Brown.

Everyone has the right to have their own secrets.

However, in order to ensure the security of individuals in society, which is a noble goal, can the privacy of individuals be ignored? The United States spies on all the information and communications around the world for the national security of its own society. It spends a huge amount of money every year to prevent terrorist attacks in the country by examining the Internet user accounts and the exchanged information among individuals.

But who guards the guardians?

Anzai Tandaku, a Japanese hacker who once worked for the US National Security Agency, rises up against the existing situation and tries to expose the highly classified information of the United States by using the weapons of the organization. He wants to attack the defense walls of the information bases in such a way that any ordinary person can obtain the national information. Those very people who have always been under surveillance and whose privacy has been violated.

The interesting point of the story is the mutual spying among the members of the organization. The employees and managers hack each other's passwords, spy on each other's user accounts, and even monitor each other outside the organization.

Digital Fortress, by Dan Brown, is a captivating techno-thriller that was first published in 1998.

This novel delves deep into the theme of government surveillance of electronically stored information regarding the private lives of citizens. It explores the potential civil liberties and ethical implications that arise from the use of such technology.

The story begins when the National Security Agency's seemingly invincible code-breaking machine comes across a mysterious code that it cannot crack. In response, the agency summons its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she discovers sends shockwaves through the corridors of power.

The NSA finds itself held hostage, not by guns or bombs, but by a code of such ingenious complexity that if it were to be released, it would cripple U.S. intelligence. Caught in a storm of secrecy and lies that is accelerating with each passing moment, Susan Fletcher battles to save the agency she has long believed in.

Betrayed on all fronts, she realizes that she is fighting not only for her country but also for her very life. And in the end, she is also fighting for the life of the man she loves.

The novel has been published with different titles in Iran, such as "Digital Fortress" and "Digital Cage". It has been translated by various translators and has gone through multiple printings.

The story provides detailed and accurate information about how top-secret codes are cracked during international communications or the exchange of digital information by the supercomputers of national intelligence agencies. It is a thrilling and thought-provoking read that keeps readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

The dates of synchronization are 24/02/1400 and 31/01/1401 in the Hijri-Shamsi calendar. A. Sharbiani.

This book started off a bit slowly, and I found myself a little concerned that I might not end up liking it. However, as I delved deeper into the story, it gradually got better and better. By the time I reached around 30% of the book, I was completely hooked and couldn't put it down. In fact, I ended up reading half of the book in just one afternoon and well into the night.

The story itself is really engaging, and the author does a great job of keeping you on the edge of your seat, constantly uncertain of what is truly happening as opposed to what seems to be happening. It's this element of mystery and suspense that makes the book so captivating.

If you have a penchant for thrillers and mysteries, I would highly recommend this book. It's not overly long, so it's a relatively quick read, but it's also filled with enough excitement and twists to keep you entertained from start to finish. It's definitely a fun read that I think you'll enjoy!

I picked up this Dan Brown’s debut novel after thoroughly enjoying his Robert Langdon series. It is precisely what one would anticipate, with brisk and fast-paced chapters and an enticing mystery. This time, it involves digital codes and computers.

It is a thrilling and enjoyable read that manages to hold your interest throughout. I did indeed relish it, yet I couldn't help but miss the presence of that Harvard professor.

Now, I'll have to give a try to his other standalone adventure, Deception Point. I'm curious to see if it can offer the same level of excitement and intrigue as his previous works. Maybe it will introduce me to a whole new world of mystery and adventure. I'm looking forward to delving into it and uncovering its secrets.

Reading Dan Brown books is somewhat similar to watching porn. It might bring a certain degree of mild enjoyment during the process, but it's not exactly something one would be eager to let their friends or family know about.

Digital Fortress commences in a manner that sets the tone for what's to come. It features two-dimensional characters who are thrown into a whirlwind of mystery and action. Regrettably, the cast never manages to progress beyond the level of being mere cardboard cut-outs. However, the plot does manage to gain momentum through various levels of incredulity and intrigue. It builds up to a climax that, in the end, turns out to be shallow and disappointing. This leaves the reader with a sense of feeling cheap and cheated.

I comprehend the reason why Brown is popular. The cookie-cutter formula, the so-called "intelligent" yet criminally dim hero, the assassin, and the "good guy turned mortal enemy" recipe has an appeal to the masses. Nevertheless, I can't help but have the feeling that these books should be tucked away on the top shelf, out of the reach of prying eyes and impressionable minds.

4,5/5 stars. Oh yes!

The "Digital Fortress" was a surprise for me. Perhaps the biggest - and pleasant - surprise of the last few months! I know and agree that, in general, we shouldn't be preconceived about a book without reading it, but the truth is that I expected to be bored with this one, as I'm not very into high technology. And yet, I wasn't bored for a moment!

The plot is surely not the most original one can encounter - a technological conspiracy that takes place simultaneously in two completely different places: on one hand, inside the Cryptography Department of the NSA, a building equipped with the latest technology and some of the best programmers in the country, and on the other hand, on the streets and in the alleys of Seville. A smell of technology and a smell of history at the same time, with one passing the baton to the other and everything happening within about twenty-four hours.

Nevertheless, the book keeps the reader on edge. Some of the technical details and descriptions regarding the technological aspects of the story may be a bit tiresome, but the generally fast paces of the narrative and the fact that the events follow one another, with an invisible clock counting down to the impending disaster, don't make you feel bored.

There are, of course, some events that are so outlandish that they make you suspect the reasons why they happened. The most prominent of these is the dispatch of David Becker, a simple citizen and "soft" university professor who has no relation to the... dangerous missions of the NSA, in search of and discovery of an object that means so much for national security. The fact that this happens puts you in certain suspicions from the start, which are eventually confirmed. Also, the character proves to be a hidden commander (!) with a lucky fate, as he manages to continuously escape from a professional killer who is chasing him. That is, at some point you think that yes, this is an exaggeration. But as we said, the paces of the narrative are so fast that they carry you along without you realizing it.

Among the heroes, I can't say that I sympathized so much with Susan Fletcher. Obviously, she has the package of smart-beautiful-capable-effective and both her looks and her mind are a delight to the eye and she is clearly very much in love with David and very sweet when it comes to their relationship. However, when it comes to her job and her views regarding the technological surveillance of people without their knowledge, she proves to be a cold bitch and her ethical boundaries are non-existent. An excellent quality for the NSA and very good for the national security of the US, probably, but maybe not so excellent for the impression that is formed about her as a person. In my humble opinion, always.

I liked, however, her relationship with David. Although they don't meet at all in the pages of the book, their relationship (to the extent that it is presented) seems to be the most human element of the entire story. Something that keeps the boundaries within the framework of logic and you don't feel that you are reading something unrealistic. Something that reminds you that the heroes are also human beings and have a life and loved ones outside of working hours, and that makes them more human. I liked that one had the other on his mind and the worry about whether everything was okay throughout this adventure. And I liked that David wasn't killed in the end - simply and clearly!
The character of David, on the other hand, is the one who won me over the most. I enjoyed the hunt and his adventure in Seville with him (I enjoyed it because I wasn't in any danger at all, while if that cunning one really existed in real life, he probably wouldn't even want to hear the name of that particular city again!) and I felt more for him than for anything else in the plot.

The other characters were all well-served, completely adapted to the writing needs. Each one served the role that corresponded to him in the story with the same military obedience that he served in the NSA or in the...dark side! One might say that the admiral Strathmore also presents an interesting character, with his character being not only a key role for the plot, but also an excellent example of the portrayal of a complex psychological composition. Where does love for the country and faith in the service end and where does paranoia and personal emotions or sympathies begin, after all? Simply, because everything happens quickly (I repeat, I know), it is easier for the reader to think about this particular character after everything has already ended - and the book along with it - rather than during the reading.

This particular book kept me very pleasant company. And I owe it an apology, as I initially underestimated it. I would definitely recommend it to those who love conspiracy theories and adventures, but also to those who want to spend some pleasant hours reading and let themselves be carried away by the plot. Maybe in the end they won't be as enthusiastic as I was, but they will surely not be bored on the way there. And that's no small thing!

Susan Fletcher, a brilliant mathematician and cryptographer, is employed by the NSA (National Security Agency). One day, she manages to decipher a mysterious code that has far-reaching and serious repercussions in the USA. This code proves to be extremely powerful, causing significant trouble for the NSA.

This book contains many of the elements that we have come to expect from Dan Brown. There are conspiracies, double agents, lies, and even treason. However, one negative aspect that can be pointed out is the lack of a historical extravaganza as seen in some of his other novels. But this can't be overly criticized as it is a techno-thriller.

Personally, I wouldn't claim to have liked this book as much as the Langdon series. Nevertheless, it is still a good read for one-time enjoyment.

\\n  My favourite three lines from this book \\n
\\n   “Act first, explain later.”\\n

\\"The NSA lived by its motto: Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.\\"

\\"Yeah, if we are the guards of society, then who will watch us and make sure that we're not dangerous ?\\"

The first encounter with Dan Brown... with his debut and first novels... the digital fortress
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Mystery and intrigue of the elegant style can be found in this novel that talks about privacy in the internet world,

and the means of government control over the large amount of information of their citizens. Interestingly, the novel was published in 1998,

that is, in the early days of the internet, and the internet was not as dominant in people's lives as it is now, and the scandals of governments spying on their citizens blatantly like these days had not yet appeared. The genius is Dan Brown.
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In addition to the ingenious theme of the novel, the portrayal of the characters and the author's style - especially in the last chapters - made me feel as if I was watching a Hollywood movie on the screen of a Kindle device, not a read book.
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I now understand the reason for Dan Brown's popularity, and I also understand the critics' anger at this type of novels.

In conclusion, the novel is highly entertaining and is read on this basis, that is, for entertainment and passing the time only.
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Here's my biggest gripe with this book, and indeed with Dan Brown novels in general.

In each of his works, the main characters are unfailingly absurdly good looking and abnormally intelligent. In this particular one, Susan Fletcher has a 170 IQ and is truly amazing and brilliant. But instead of being developed as a complex and multi-faceted character, she's reduced to the description of her great legs, tits, and ass. Every single man who comes across her immediately thinks she's amazing and desires to sleep with her. This is, without a doubt, some of the worst writing I've ever encountered. It's so blatantly obvious that this is a woman being written by a man who seems to have a rather one-dimensional view of female characters.

Now, onto the other issue. As far as thriller novels go, this one is actually rather good. It was written in 1998 when the full capabilities of the NSA and what they were up to were not widely known. So, in that regard, it holds up quite well. It's exciting, with a fast-paced plot that keeps you engaged and along for the ride. Ordinarily, I would have been inclined to give it three stars. However, due to the truly atrocious writing, I simply can't give it more than a 2.