Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (1999)

Cryptonomicon follows two intertwining plot lines in different time periods.

The first plot line takes place during World War II and follows a group of Allied codebreakers and their attempts to construct a secret communications network.

The second plot line takes place in the 1990s and follows the descendants of the codebreakers as they seek to unlock the secrets of their ancestors.

At the center of the story is the mysterious Enoch Root, a figure who appears in both time periods and seems to know more than he lets on.

The novel focuses on cryptography, technology, and mathematics, as well as the themes of loyalty and deception.

The characters explore a variety of moral and ethical issues, from the morality of war to the privacy of information.

The novel also includes a variety of subplots involving a range of characters, such as a Japanese-American hacker, a British spy, and a Japanese soldier.

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