Cryptonomicon
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فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2009
نویسنده
William Dufrisناشر
Macmillan Audioشابک
9781427208958
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
- دیدگاه کاربران
نقد و بررسی
CRYPTONOMICON isn't so much science fiction as scientific fiction. In two parallel plotlines, set 50 years apart, it's the story of intelligence cryptographers cracking enemy codes during WWII and the story of late-twentieth-century entrepreneurs, computer security experts, and treasure hunters scouring the Pacific for data mines and hidden Japanese treasure. The novel's technical and technological material presents a special challenge to a narrator: to present the science with the seriousness it deserves without lapsing into monotony. William Dufris is a master at bringing stories to life. If anything, he errs on the side of giving too much animation to the narrative sections. By contrast, his character depictions are spot-on. The characters, men and women from across the globe, are portrayed so well, and with such distinct voices, that the listener may forget that Dufris is portraying them all. S.E.S. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
Starred review from January 4, 1999
Big, complex and ambitious, the new cyber-thriller from the talented author of Snowcrash and The Diamond Age calls to mind Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow in its intense, paranoid evocation of conspiracies and secret histories. Set in part during WWII, Stephenson's novel concerns Lawrence Waterhouse, mathematical genius, a friend of Alan Turing and, like Turing, a code breaker extraordinaire. Assigned to the super-secret Detachment 2702, Waterhouse is instrumental in the Allied plot to keep the Nazis unaware that their fabled Enigma code has been broken. Almost as a sideline, he helps trigger the computer age. Nearly 60 years later, Waterhouse's grandson Randy, a computer hacker with a knack for cryptanalysis, is attempting to create a high-tech data haven in Southeast Asia, only to discover that a variety of governments, multinationals and shadowy secret organizations want a piece of his company's action. Uncovering evidence of a long-dormant conspiracy with its roots partly in his grandfather's work in cryptology, Randy eventually discovers that enormous amounts of war gold are involved, enough not just to make him and his fellow hackers wealthy but to change the entire economy of the planet. This fast-paced, genre-transcending novel is full of absorbing action, witty dialogue and well-drawn characters. Amazingly, it is also, even at its tremendous length, only the first volume in what promises to be one of the most extravagant literary creations of the turn of the millennium--and beyond. Major ad/promo; author tour.
When an innovative Internet company decides to lay cable in the seas around the Philippine Islands, the company becomes embroiled in a treasure hunt of astounding potential. With roots in the Japanese occupation of the islands and in the grandparents of a current manager of the project, the story places its current happenings against a backdrop of history. As the plot bounces between the 1940s and the present, Scott Brick brings a sardonic tone that suits this motley collection of characters. His characterizations are well presented and differentiated. Some transitional passages are read by an unidentified woman, which is helpful, but close attention will still be required to follow the plot. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
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