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Originally Posted by Anya Ristow  I don't know. I haven't read Cryptonomicon, but I'm interested in the genre. So, what do you mean? Is it worth reading? I didn't much care for Snow Crash (same author). |
Cryptonomicon is arguably one of Stephenson's best works. The premise is a couple of guys decide to open up an off-shore data-haven, outside the range and scope of law enforcement to troll or subpoena. The idea was to create a "bank" for data, encrypted so well that no one had a chance in hell of decrypting your information. There's a side plot that deals with the birth of modern-day cryptology that goes back to the u-boat conflict in WWII, japanese tunnel complexes in islands in the south pacific...and a lot more. It's a dense, brilliant, and just all-around great read.