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Digital Fortress

  • 447 pages · about 7 hours
  • First published 1998
  • 86 editions

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1 About this book

Digital Fortress is a techno-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published in 1998 by St. Martin's Press. The book explores the theme of government surveillance of electronically stored information on the private lives of citizens, and the possible civil liberties and ethical implications of using such technology.

  • Thrillers
  • Espionage
  • Thrillers, espionage
  • Thrillers, technological
  • Intelligence officers
  • Cryptographers
  • Computer security
  • United States

2 About Dan Brown

Born 1964

Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American writer best known for his thriller novels, particularly the Robert Langdon series Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), Inferno (2013), Origin (2017) and The Secret of Secrets (2025). His novels are treasure hunts that usually take place over a 24-hour period and center on recurring themes of cryptography, art, and conspiracy theories.

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