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Digital Fortress 

by

Dan Brown

Digital Fortress

(1998)
A novel by

Dan Brown

"A disturbing, cutting edge, techno-thriller that should galvanize everyone who sends or receives E-mail or even dreams of navigating the web."
John J Nance


 

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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Hardback Editions

April 2009 : Library Binding
Cover of ISBN: 1439565775Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 1-4395-6577-5 / 978-1-4395-6577-3
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August 2005 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0593055063Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-593-05506-3 / 978-0-593-05506-9 (UK or USA edition)
Publisher: Bantam Press
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May 2004 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0786259795Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-7862-5979-5 / 978-0-7862-5979-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Thorndike Press
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May 2004 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0312335164Title: Digital Fortress: A Thriller
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-312-33516-4 / 978-0-312-33516-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
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January 2004 : Library Binding
Cover of ISBN: 1417664363Title: Digital Fortress: A Thriller
Author(s): D Brown
ISBN: 1-4176-6436-3 / 978-1-4176-6436-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush
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January 2004 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0754068919Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-7540-6891-9 / 978-0-7540-6891-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: Thorndike Press
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January 2004 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0754079848Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-7540-7984-8 / 978-0-7540-7984-2 (UK edition)
Publisher: Thorndike Press
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September 1998 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 031218087XTitle: The Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-312-18087-X / 978-0-7394-5714-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc.
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January 1998 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0739441671Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-7394-4167-1 / 978-0-7394-4167-1 (USA edition)
Publisher: St. Martins
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Paperback Editions

August 2009 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0552159735Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-552-15973-5 / 978-0-552-15973-9 (UK edition)
Publisher: Corgi Books
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August 2009 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 055216125XTitle: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-552-16125-X / 978-0-552-16125-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: Corgi Books
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November 2008 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0312944926Title: Digital Fortress: A Thriller
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-312-94492-6 / 978-0-312-94492-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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July 2004 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0552151696Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-552-15169-6 / 978-0-552-15169-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: Corgi Books
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January 2004 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0312995423Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): D. Brown
ISBN: 0-312-99542-3 / 978-0-312-99542-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc.
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January 2004 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0552212431Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-552-21243-1 / 978-0-552-21243-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK
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January 2004 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B0018E94UOTitle: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
Publisher: St. Martin's
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January 2004 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B001O43Q1GTitle: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
Publisher: Corgi
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January 2004 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B001KSXPIUTitle: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
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December 2003 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0312263120Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-312-26312-0 / 978-0-312-26312-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Pan Macmillan South Africa
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May 2000 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B000ZSFI8GTitle: Digital Fortress: A Thriller
Author(s): Dan Brown
Publisher: St. Martin
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January 1998 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B0017VORI2Title: Digital Fortress: A Thriller
Author(s): Dan Brown
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Cover of ISBN: 0593057449Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-593-05744-9 / 978-0-593-05744-5 (UK or USA edition)
Publisher: na
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Audio Editions

2005 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 1405600934Title: DIGITAL FORTRESS
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 1-4056-0093-4 / 978-1-4056-0093-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: Chivers Audio Books
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September 2004 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 0752868918Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-7528-6891-8 / 978-0-7528-6891-2 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
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September 2004 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 0752868926Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-7528-6892-6 / 978-0-7528-6892-9 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
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June 2004 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1593975635Title: Digital Fortress: A Thriller
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 1-59397-563-5 / 9781593975630 (USA edition)
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
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February 2004 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1593973594Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 1-59397-359-4 / 9781593973599 (USA edition)
Publisher: Renaissance Audio
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January 2004 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 1593975082Title: Digital Fortress: A Thriller
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 1-59397-508-2 / 9781593975081 (USA edition)
Publisher: Renaissance Press
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2003 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 073669689XTitle: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-7366-9689-X / 978-0-7366-9689-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Books On Tape
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January 2000 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 0786113723Title: Digital Fortress: Library Edition
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-7861-1372-3 / 978-0-7861-1372-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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April 1999 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: 0312207158Title: Digital Fortress
Author(s): Dan Brown
ISBN: 0-312-20715-8 / 978-0-312-20715-1 (USA edition)
Publisher: St. Martins Press
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January 1998 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B001M5U5NYTitle: Digital Fortress: A Thriller
Author(s): Dan Brown
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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January 1998 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B001S2QNNCTitle: Digital Fortress: A Thriller
Author(s): Dan Brown
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
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