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An amazing scientific discovery

A scam with amazing intelligence

A political thriller that you have never read.

When a newly launched National Security Agency satellite found evidence of an amazing and rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, NASA announced a much-needed victory ... This victory is of far-reaching significance to the US space policy and the upcoming presidential election.

The President's office entered a state of emergency, and the President sent Rachel sexton, a White House intelligence analyst, to the Milne Ice Shelf to confirm the authenticity of this discovery. Accompanied by a group of experts, including the charming university teacher Michael Tholander, Rachel revealed an incredible thing-evidence of a scientific scam-a bold plot that might plunge the world into disputes.

However, before Rachel can get in touch with the president, she and Michael are attacked by a deadly task force … a secret assassination team controlled by a mysterious politician who is eager to hide the truth. In order to survive, they fled to a dangerous and desolate place. They only had a glimmer of hope for survival. It is necessary to find out who is planning this wonderful plan.

Dan brown, an American best-selling author, was quickly known by readers in China with his three masterpieces, The Da Vinci Code, A Digital Castle and Angels and Demons, and mystery novels were once sought after. At the beginning of March 2006, the introduction and publication of Deception caused another dan brown whirlwind in the book market. Statistics from major bookstores show that "Scam" has been on the bestseller list for less than two weeks. There are many small flaws in dan brown's writing because "The Deception" involves more than ten subjects. Zhu Zhenwu advised readers to focus on appreciating novels and not to take them too seriously.

Deception is dan brown's third novel, ranking before The Da Vinci Code. The whole story revolves around a big scientific deception, in which weapons, exploration, politics, aerospace and other knowledge are truly displayed. "dan brown has a wide appeal among readers in China. The story of" Scam "itself contains many elements of bestsellers, such as adventure, love and suspense. So its best-selling is completely expected. "

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Don't take the small flaws in the topic seriously.

Professor Zhu Zhenwu, who is in charge of the translation of the book, said that "Deception" continued dan brown's narrative style which was always good at attracting people with tense and thrilling stories and suspense plots. The difference is that "fraud" involves the expertise of oceanography, glaciology, paleontology, astronomy, geology, meteorology, aerospace science and military science. "Before his creation, dan brown did a lot of detailed research and investigation on these subjects. However, he is a writer after all, and it is impossible for him to master so much knowledge. So there are many mistakes in the novel, such as the data about meteorites. The article says that meteorites and Jurassic belong to the same period. If so, it should be1.900 million years old, but Brown wrote'1.700 million years' in the article, which is obviously a clerical error. " In addition, dan brown's account of paleontology and meteorology is not impeccable. Zhu Zhenwu said, however, they are far from enough to affect the quality of this excellent novel. "I advise readers to appreciate the novel itself, and it is meaningless to compare it with mistakes. After all, it is a literary work, not a scientific research paper. "

Analyzing the reasons for the best-selling of "Scam", Zhu Zhenwu believes that the reasons for its success are various, but the deep-seated reason is that it pays attention to the contradiction between political morality, national security and secret high technology in the background of the US presidential election, which can not only enhance people's understanding of American politics and some top-secret government agencies, but also arouse people's positive thinking about daily life and political life surrounded by high technology.

■ readers

Reading this book is like watching an American blockbuster.

"In this desolate and lonely place, it is possible for a person to die." The opening sentence of "Fraud" exaggerates the atmosphere of the whole story, sets a tense tone for the novel and firmly grasps the readers' hearts. "Like The Da Vinci Code, the scam started with a mysterious murder. Almost every chapter of the novel has suspense, mystery and lens. The whole reading process is full of anxiety and expectation. I often pick up a book and read it casually for a while, but I can't help but want to turn to the end and see the ending. As a result, I held back until the end of the story, and I suddenly realized that I was relieved. Watching "Scam" is like watching an American Hollywood blockbuster. Exciting, nervous and excited. " A female reader working in a foreign company said this.

At the same time, some readers think that Deception is not an excellent novel, because there are too many subjects involved, the technical terms are rough, the reading difficulty is greatly increased, and the reading speed and pleasure are greatly reduced.

Jinghua Times (March 20, 2006 A22 edition)

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