The long-running Italian cartoon about a group of best-friend fairies, Winx Club, is one of the few explicitly girl-focused shows to make the transition to a darker, edgier live-action. Fate: The Winx Saga by Netflix casts the same spell on the bright, visually vibrant cartoon that Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Riverdale did on their family-friendly Archie Comics counterparts. It has a surprisingly nuanced plot that delves into the consequences of war across generations — but it comes at a cost, both for the characters and for that familiar sense of friendship and mutual support. In the first episode, we see Bloom (Abigail Cowen) moving into Alfea, a boarding school for fairies and specialists (male fairies) in the Otherworld. The first person she speaks with is a specialist named Sky (Danny Griffin), who discovers that Bloom is from the "realm" of California and that she had no idea she was a fairy three months ago. She meets her roommates, including Stella (Hannah
The issue of government surveillance of electronically stored information on citizens' private lives, as well as the potential civil liberties and ethical ramifications of deploying such technology, is explored in Digital Fortress.
"Who will guard the guards? Who will monitor us and make sure we're not hazardous if we're the guardians of society?"
What would happen if every nation and person around the globe had access to every top-secret government file? This is what Susan Fletcher and David Becker must avoid in Dan Brown's Digital Fortress. Digital Fortress is a book for action fans, with plenty of action and suspense.
Dan Brown also wrote several other action novels. I've read a couple of them and this novel is every bit as good as the others. Dan Brown's novels are exciting to read since he includes suspense in every one of them, and the bonus of information about the locations, technology, or even the codes helps invoke the readers.
“Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.”
The US government has purchased a massive computer dubbed TRANSLATOR that can decipher any code. The National Security Agency, or NSA, has purchased this computer to prevent terrorists from sending coded signals to other terrorists inside or outside the United States. The government never informed anyone about the device, fearing that the people of the United States would regard it as a violation of their privacy.
Susan Fletcher is the NSA Crypto facility's chief cryptographer, and the institution is overseen by Commander Greg Strathmore. The facility also houses three other Cryptographers and a large number of engineers who work on TRANSLATOR.
Susan Fletcher, the head cryptographer, observes a code that TRANSLATOR has been working on for fifteen hours, even though most files take less than an hour. A few days earlier, they received an email from an unknown address warning them about the existence of Digital Fortress. So, it was essential to send someone to locate Ensei Tankado's partner and it would give the NSA time to find out how to shut down Digital Fortress. The virus or code that would cause TRANSLATOR to crash and disclose the primary government data bank to anyone with an Internet connection. Exposing the data bank puts the country at risk of attack and total citizen turmoil.
"Force a hand, and it will fight you. But convince and mind to think as you want it to think, and you have an ally"
The NSA dispatches David Becker to retrieve Ensei Tankado's belonging from Spain, as that contains the code for shutting down Digital Fortress. Even as Susan frantically searches for Ensei's secret partner and is attempting to persuade the operation's chief supervisor that there is a problem, she is perplexed, indignant, and terrified that Commander Strathmore has sent her lover David, an average university professor, on a risky mission to Spain to collect the key to this impenetrable code. Is the key really, and if so, will David ever find it and live to return it? It's a race against time as secrecy, deception, and falsehoods grow, and Susan is right in the thick of it all. This young woman must battle for love, life, and the nation in the face of betrayal and terror. David is nearly killed by a bullet, while Susan is nearly blasted to bits. Will the two be successful?
"Everything becomes evident after death,"
Final Thoughts:
Digital Fortress is a fast-paced novel filled with action on all fronts. Things get a little unbelievable at times, but that's part of what makes Dan Brown's novels so entertaining. He's developed an intriguing cast of characters and events that keep the plot going at his typical breakneck pace.If you enjoy reading novels and books, be sure to check out our review on;
📘 The Book Thief - by Markus Zusak - "A Novel of Love and Loss."
📘All the Bright Places - by Jennifer Niven's - "A heartbreaking and beautiful novel about grief and redemption."
📘The Folk of the Air Trilogy - by Holly Black - "A true story of Adventure, Love, and Survival."
📘 Divergent Trilogy - by Veronica Roth - "The Most Anticipated Book of all Time."
📘 The Alchemist - by Paulo Coelho - “A Masterpiece of Fiction.”
Looks interesting. I think I should give it a try. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome and Yes Definitely you should try :)
DeleteIt's an interesting read. Fascinating! 🙂
ReplyDelete