Neal Stephenson
Cryptonomicon
- ISBN 13:
- 9780060512804
- author:
- Neal Stephenson
- format:
- Mass Market
- publisher:
- HarperCollins
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2002
- Pages:
- 1168
- Genre:
- Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction Fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
Cryptonomicon is an epic novel that delves into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the story follows two seemingly unrelated threads: one in 1942, where a young Captain in the U.S. Navy embarks on a mission to crack the Enigma code, and another decades later, where his grandson attempts to create a secure data haven in Southeast Asia. As these two narratives converge, they reveal a complex web of cryptographic secrets and conspiracies that span generations. With dazzling virtuosity, Neal Stephenson decrypts the forces that shaped this century, exposing a massive conspiracy linked to an unbreakable Nazi code called Arethusa. This first volume in what promises to be an epoch-making masterpiece is a game of cat and mouse between cryptographers, with the fate of personal and digital liberty hanging in the balance.
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