Is the novel technically accurate?
Any novel that addresses technical subjects sooner or later includes some oversimplifications that make knowledgeable readers cringe. I have tried to go about this project competently, and have aimed for a higher level of accuracy than might be found in some other documents. It contains a few long digressions about crypto that have already gotten me lambasted by reviewers. But (a) it is fiction after all, and (b) I am not perfect, and (c) even if I were there would probably be cases in which it was better to simplify certain topics to avoid alienating normal readers.
