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Qubit
[Kindle Edition.] An ambitious Singapore gangster recruits an elite hacker to steal a devastatingly powerful quantum computer and hijack the world's financial markets. Meanwhile, a beautiful streetwise CIA agent is determined to foil their plan in a case that could make or break her career.
With settings ranging from Detroit to Singapore to the slums of Bihar, India (the "Sicily of India"), *Qubit* examines both the vulnerability of our cryptographic infrastructure and corruptibility of our financial systems. The story features international intrigue, a violent gang war, an unlikely love story, and an intricate cryptographic chess match that takes place as the global economy teeters on the brink of collapse.
“Brilliant…Well written with complex characters…An author to follow.”
“Outstanding! The characters…are wonderfully fleshed out.”
With settings ranging from Detroit to Singapore to the slums of Bihar, India (the "Sicily of India"), *Qubit* examines both the vulnerability of our cryptographic infrastructure and corruptibility of our financial systems. The story features international intrigue, a violent gang war, an unlikely love story, and an intricate cryptographic chess match that takes place as the global economy teeters on the brink of collapse.
“Brilliant…Well written with complex characters…An author to follow.”
“Outstanding! The characters…are wonderfully fleshed out.”
426 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 10, 2013
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January 1, 2014
-Mafias, sentimientos y delitos.-
Género. Novela.
Lo que nos cuenta. En Detroit, Lock Cairnes acude a una entrevista de trabajo para criptógrafos cuánticos en la que se le ofrece un enorme sueldo por construir un ordenador cuántico, aunque Lock rechaza la oferta. En Singapur, Vipul Rathod se reúne con Li Mun, otro poderoso miembro de las Triadas, para intentar limar asperezas y ganar ventaja sobre su hermano en cuanto a los negocios ilegales que comparten. Katya Brittain, agente de la CIA, vigila los exteriores de la casa de Li Mun y graba en video la visita de Vipul, pero poco después será testigo de algo muy grave durante sus labores de inteligencia.
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Género. Novela.
Lo que nos cuenta. En Detroit, Lock Cairnes acude a una entrevista de trabajo para criptógrafos cuánticos en la que se le ofrece un enorme sueldo por construir un ordenador cuántico, aunque Lock rechaza la oferta. En Singapur, Vipul Rathod se reúne con Li Mun, otro poderoso miembro de las Triadas, para intentar limar asperezas y ganar ventaja sobre su hermano en cuanto a los negocios ilegales que comparten. Katya Brittain, agente de la CIA, vigila los exteriores de la casa de Li Mun y graba en video la visita de Vipul, pero poco después será testigo de algo muy grave durante sus labores de inteligencia.
¿Quiere saber más de este libro, sin spoilers? Visite:
http://librosdeolethros.blogspot.com/...
May 26, 2016
I'm not sure why Amazon puts this into SF, because its more like a good, old crime story except for the quantum computer used to break encryption. Much more entertaining than most of Crichton's work, by the way, and about as much SF.
Ratingwise, this book is a rollercoaster.
The first half deserves a five-star rating, easily. I'm still a bit disappointed about the main character, named Lock, afterwards. Thats not to say I do like the guy in the first half, I do think he is an idiot. However well the story is written, and it is written very well, I very much hoped that somebody would just kill Lock to get him out of that story. But that's not why I only give 3 stars for it. It's the character of Katya, a CIA agent which, being female, does all the soft female stuff. You know, falling in love with Lock. Throwing everything including herself into an wastebasket because of Lock's daughter. It's those very simplistic way of describing a women in a very stereotypical way which, all things considered, lets me rate the story the way I did.
Really sorry.
If you don't care about that, you'll get a very well written story, somewhere in the 4-5 stars range. Not perfect, but then perfection is boring anyway.
Ratingwise, this book is a rollercoaster.
The first half deserves a five-star rating, easily. I'm still a bit disappointed about the main character, named Lock, afterwards. Thats not to say I do like the guy in the first half, I do think he is an idiot. However well the story is written, and it is written very well, I very much hoped that somebody would just kill Lock to get him out of that story. But that's not why I only give 3 stars for it. It's the character of Katya, a CIA agent which, being female, does all the soft female stuff. You know, falling in love with Lock. Throwing everything including herself into an wastebasket because of Lock's daughter. It's those very simplistic way of describing a women in a very stereotypical way which, all things considered, lets me rate the story the way I did.
Really sorry.
If you don't care about that, you'll get a very well written story, somewhere in the 4-5 stars range. Not perfect, but then perfection is boring anyway.
January 31, 2014
Qubit was a fast paced tech thriller complete with a beautiful CIA agent and a kidnapped child.
What made Qubit stand out was the realism of the technological aspects of the crimes and hacks.
Even if you don't understand the technical details, the story is excellent for its own merits. The computer literate protagonist is believable and not excessively nerded out. The crimes are plausible. The dialogue is genuine.
It is a very enjoyable book to read.
What made Qubit stand out was the realism of the technological aspects of the crimes and hacks.
Even if you don't understand the technical details, the story is excellent for its own merits. The computer literate protagonist is believable and not excessively nerded out. The crimes are plausible. The dialogue is genuine.
It is a very enjoyable book to read.
January 28, 2014
Mr Mack made me feel old for seldom recognizing what he was talking about, however, assuming it is all spot on, the story beneath the technical details was thrilling.
Mr Mack expresses his ideas exceptionally well. His characters are bright and alive. The story just jumps off the page.
Beautifully told.
Mr Mack expresses his ideas exceptionally well. His characters are bright and alive. The story just jumps off the page.
Beautifully told.
February 11, 2014
As a techno nerd, I give this book my full support. It's nice to see the basic laws of computing are respected in Qubit.
That's not enough to get it five stars though. There's also a greats story about a techno nerd, a CIA agent, and kidnapped child, and a conspiracy.
Loved it.
That's not enough to get it five stars though. There's also a greats story about a techno nerd, a CIA agent, and kidnapped child, and a conspiracy.
Loved it.
August 16, 2014
I liked Qubit a lot, it has a good amount of information to be understandable and intriguing and furthermore it is scientificlly accurate to todays computing capabilities which make it more interesting to read. I'll be waiting for his next novel.
October 18, 2013
Great book! Finn Mack clearly understands the technology and uses it to create a tense, realistic thriller.
September 14, 2013
Good book, Beware the hacker!
December 9, 2013
enjoyed this story. the computer tech was good as well, which I always appreciate in a hacker novel.
November 19, 2013
Being in the Network Administration business I enjoyed the realism of the technical parts of the story. Over all it was a "goodread" :-)
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