Cryptonomicon

Cryptonomicon zooms all over the world, careening conspiratorially back and forth between two time periods--World War II and the present. Our 1940s heroes are the brilliant mathematician Lawrence Waterhouse, crypt analyst extraordinaire, and gung-ho, morphine-addicted marine Bobby Shaftoe. They're part of Detachment 2702, an Allied group trying to break Axis communication codes while simultaneously preventing the enemy from figuring out that their codes have been broken. Their job boils down to layer upon layer of deception.

Author: Neal Stephenson

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ISBN: 0060512806

Publisher: Avon

Year of Publication: 1999

Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction,

Subgenre: Cyberpunk, Historical Fiction,

Awards: Locus Award,

Date Read: Feb 19, 2006

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