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Summary: If you like Tom Clancy...
Review: You will devour this novel. An exceptionally readable intelligence agency thriller with a high concept- lots of action- secret codes- and a fantastic love story. One of those rare pageturners that lives up to its promise. Incredible twists. Superb descriptions of the NSA and their secret operations. You will find yourself engrossed instantly in this story and wish it never ends.
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Summary: More addictive than caffeine! Decaf doesn't work!!
Review: This book is A MUST!! I'll rate this book 15 after reading it for the third time, which will be soon!! The well-rendered realistic characters, the wonderful plot full of conspiracies and twists, the two-sides of every single character and a rush of adreline pumping through your bloodstream as you move closer to the end... BUY THIS BOOK AND FEEL THE PRESSURE PUMPING YOUR BLOOD TILL 3 IN THE MORNING! I am one very busy teenager who have an average of 6 hours of sleep each day, but Dan Brown is really keeping me up all night!! The codes are well hidden in this book, and after you read it for the second time, not only does it make you go "wow!" but you'll just love it more and more!! A word of advice: Before you buy this book , you'll want to buy some decaf coffee or just 'switch' to decaf. It does helps a little to prevent you from pulling an all-nighter. I can't wait till his next novel.
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Summary: Digital Fortress was great: exciting, clever, entertaining.
Review: This book was a treat. There were several clever plot twists which really kept you guessing. The premise was believable which increased the excitement level. I wouldn't recommend it for a vacation book unless you're expecting rain, because you won't want to put it down.
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Summary: Xtra hi-pace, intriguing concepts, techno-imagery - a blast!
Review: After reading the Truth Machine, this one really picked-up the tempo. The pace is *intense*, but character development and expository on the digital encryption do not seem to have taken a back seat -- a real feat of writing there. It reads really fast, too, I wish there was just a bit more book! I wish there actually was more editorializing on the moral issue of whether or not we need to have something like the NSA around. Hmmmm, maybe not! The only books I recall with this kind of *urgency* are Jurassic Park and Hunt for Red October -- good company. If someone doesn't make this into a movie, it'd be a shame.
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Summary: Page Turner Extraordinaire
Review: Started this book on Sunday afternoon and finished that day. Could not put it down. It reminded a bit of Eric Van Lustbader's works, which we haven't seen in a while, but only a bit. I've been eager to find a thriller that does not involve the main characters being chased. We do have a chase here, but it's really a chase within a chase. I can find no criticism of this book, except for one minor detail, which probably no one else would consider criticism. It's just that this reader is extremely tired of the "breathtakingly beautiful girl". This book would have been just as good without that detail. Couldn't the Commander have been in love just with her mind? Anyway, I hated to come to the end of this novel and look forward to more by this author.
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Summary: Headed for bestseller list!
Review: I LOVED this book! More twists than anything I have ever read. I could NOT stop reading it! The plot was exciting and fresh and went down like chocolate. Look for Digital Fortress on the bestseller list...mark my words. - HP
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Summary: Loved it! A thriller for the thinking reader!
Review: I couldn't put this book down! Full disclosure: Dan Brown contacted me via email after having seen (and agreed with) a review I wrote for Patricia Cornwell's book, "Unnatural Exposure". I finally found a copy of "Digital Fortress" and I must say it was worth the search! I really liked the characters of Susan and David the most, but all of them were "well-drawn." Loved the anagrams, word puzzles, and those plot twists kept me guessing, although I did figure out NDAKOTA right away. What intrigued me most, however, is the concept that what seems most arcane is sometimes the most obvious - and like Poe's purloined letter, it's easy to miss the obvious! Dan - write another one, quick, and feature Susan and David!
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Summary: A MUST for Clancy fans!
Review: This book is one of my new favorites. It's packed with plenty of inside NSA info and espionage technology. Its got a cool love story and some inventive chase scenes and was a real treat. The cryptography stuff is fascinating too. I'm a die-hard "Clancy-holic" but I think I've just found my new fix!
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Summary: A TERRIFIC first effort!
Review: I have been looking for a good thriller....the kind that Ludlum used to write....the kind that rivets you to your chair....the kind that makes you stay up all night so you can finish it....the kind that scares the bejeezus out of you in its realism...the kind that makes you care about the characters....Imagine my good fortune to have found "Digital Fortress." The book's subtitle is: "A Thriller," and for once, the author didn't exaggerate! If you are into computers, e-mail and the internet, and if you know anything about our government's ability to snoop on anyone at anytime, this book will grab you and won't let you go until you've turned the last page. As he acknowledges in the front of the book, Dan Brown had some extraordinary assistance with the technical aspects of this book:"(T)wo faceless ex-NSA cryptographers...made invaluable contributions" to the story. It is very obvious to this reader that someone had very detailed knowledge of how our government snoops and how that knowledge can be very dangerous should it fall into the wrong hands. Some of the mathematical, computer and cryptography jargon was way above my head, but it wasn't too distracting, nor did it disrupt the storyline for me. I look forward to more Dan Brown books. May he be mindful that the rush to publish has been the undoing of many a talented writer.
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Summary: Great new writer.
Review: I should preface this review by saying that reading Digital Fortress was a departure from my usual fare of gumshoe mysteries. A friend recommended it very highly, and so I took the plunge not knowing what to expect. I must say, I was enormously rewarded. Digital Fortress is one of the most exciting and entertaining books I have ever read (I am an avid reader and do not say this lightly.) This novel has it all.... pace, smarts, intrigue, and plenty of exceptionally entertaining characters. The locales are beautiful and secretive, while the action is tight and relentlessly spun (the chase through Seville Spain is my favorite.) There are a number of unexpected twists in Digital Fortress that kept me flipping pages well into the night. I wish more writers took the time to plot books this ingeniously. I anxiously await Mr. Brown's next novel.
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