Digital
Fortress is an
intense study of one of the darkest sides of
human nature: Secrets. And our
right to keep them. Dan Brown has weaved an intricate web of
lies, deceit, and
secrecy that spans two continents, and threatens to divide Sue Fletcher - the
head of NSA's Cryptology division - and David Becker, a local university
lecturer in oriental languages.
The core
of this epic
thriller is
Digital Fortress, an unbreakable encryption
standard created by a disgruntled NSA cryptologist - the crippled Japanese
genius, Ensei Tankado. His mother - a Hiroshima fallout victim - died following
complications in his
birth, and his father forsook his radiation-deformed son
at birth. He arrived to work at the NSA, helping them build the biggest
codebreaker of all time - TRANSLTR. But when the NSA stood to gain unrestricted
access to all of the world's digital communications, he was thrown out for his
fervent belief in the right to privacy that every human shares.
Now,
suffering from a heart attack in Spain, he had realised the full scope of his
mistake - and the catastrophic implications of Digital Fortress, his
latest and
greatest creation.
The
commander of the NSA - Strathmore - Sue, and David must now race against the
clock to secure the future of US intelligence. But what none of them realise is
that they are up against one of the greatest computer geniuses of all time. And
none of them realise that the web of illusions he has spun will draw them to a
terrifying conclusion - that may result in Armageddon.
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