Digital Fortress
- 448
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
This 1998 techno-thriller from Dan Brown moves like a film and ties off every plot line, which makes it an easy, often funny ride. Some readers find the technology dated and the experts slow with a puzzle the reader solves first; others feel the pacing sags under needless detail. Its questions about state surveillance and privacy still hold interest. Some who know the author’s other books rank this one below them.
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About the 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.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.0 across 1,290 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 90% of the weight and the score stays at 7.0 — the Thriller average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.4 | 41 | 3% |
| Google Books | 7.0 | 30 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 7.0 | 1.2K | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is Digital Fortress?
It has 448 pages — longer than 55% of the ranked books in Thriller.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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