Digital Fortress
[ 2006-05-15 10:32 ]
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中文譯名: 《數字城堡》
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0312995423
List Price: 75 RMB
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In most thrillers, "hardware" consists of big
guns, airplanes, military vehicles, and weapons that make things explode.
Dan Brown has written a thriller for those of us who like our hardware
with disc drives and who rate our heroes by big brainpower rather than big
firepower. It's an Internet user's spy novel where the good guys and bad
guys struggle over secrets somewhat more intellectual than just where the
secret formula is hidden--they have to gain understanding of what the
secret formula actually is.
In this case, the secret formula is
a new means of encryption, capable of changing the balance of international
power. Part of the fun is that the book takes the reader
along into an understanding of encryption technologies. You'll find yourself better
understanding the political battles over such real-life technologies as the Clipper Chip and PGP (Pretty Good
Privacy) software even though the book looks at the issues through the eyes of
fiction.
Although there's enough globehopping in this book for James Bond, the
real battleground is cyberspace, because that's where the "bomb" (or
rather, the new encryption algorithm) will explode. Yes, there are a few
flaws in the plot if you look too closely, but the cleverness and the
sheer fun of it all more than make up for them. There are enough twists
and turns to keep you guessing and a lot of high, gee-whiz-level
information about encryption, code breaking, and the role they play in
international politics. Set aside the whole afternoon and evening for it
and have finger food on hand for supper--you may want to read this one
straight through.
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