Daniel Suarez’s New York Times bestselling debut high-tech thriller is “so frightening even the government has taken note” (Entertainment Weekly). Daemons: computer programs that silently run in the background, waiting for a specific event or time to execute. They power almost every service. They make our networked world possible. But they also make it vulnerable... When the obituary of legendary computer game architect Matthew Sobol appears online, a previously dormant daemon activates, initiating a chain of events that begins to unravel our interconnected world. This daemon reads news headlines, recruits human followers, and orders assassinations. With Sobol’s secrets buried with him, and as new layers of his daemon are unleashed, it’s up to Detective Peter Sebeck to stop a self-replicating virtual killer before it achieves its ultimate purpose—one that goes far beyond anything Sebeck could have imagined...
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"Fantastic book. Not just a great sci-fyish thriller, but it really also says something deep and terrifying about our society and the scope of the systemic challenges we face to get to the next level. I'm going to rush right on with the sequel, Freedom, as soon as it arrives. "
— Flemming (5 out of 5 stars)
" A cross between Tom Clancy (multiple story lines masquerading as a complex plot) and late Michael Crichton (technology is bad and out of control!). Not terrible, but I wouldn't recommend it. "
— Scot, 2/16/2014" This book was slow to begin with and kind of boring until half way through. I didn't want to stop reading it and I'm glad I kept reading. It had an interesting turn of events and I'm debating whether to read the second one. All in all I'm glad I gave it a chance. "
— Tessie, 2/14/2014" Very good book about computer programs taking control over the world. A very quick read because you will never want to put it down. "
— Brad, 2/2/2014" Great concept that I enjoyed up until part 3. After that it succumbed to Hollywooditis and become a shoot 'em up action movie er book, almost in the vein of Transformers. Then the last chapter became intriguing again. So almost a four star but it kind of blew it in the climax. I'm interested enough to read Freedom however. "
— Lisa, 1/31/2014" If I hear "The technology is commercially available" one more time... "
— Chuma, 1/27/2014" Fun, plausible and genuinely entertaining. "
— Nullstream, 1/16/2014" great story with a twist and interesting details. best AI novel "
— Asad, 1/9/2014" Interesting concept of technology playing a role in changing the course of humanity. A bit wordy at times, but overall a good read. "
— Rachel, 1/6/2014" Excellent plot with enough identifiable real-life hacking scenario to make nearly plausible. "
— Prashant, 11/18/2013" Excellent book, looking forward to reading the next. Ending was a bit sudden. "
— Steven, 11/11/2013Daniel Suarez is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Daemon, Freedom™, Kill Decision, and Influx. A former systems consultant to Fortune 1000 companies, he has designed and developed software for the defense, finance, and entertainment industries. He is a past speaker at TED Global, NASA Ames, the Long Now Foundation, and the headquarters of Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. An avid gamer and technologist, he lives in Los Angeles, California.
Jeff Gurner created the title role in the American premiere of A Prayer for Owen Meany at Playmakers Rep. He has appeared in productions on and off Broadway such as The Lion King, Five Course Love, The London Cuckolds, and Harrigan & Hart. His film and television credits include Law & Order: SVU, Third Watch, and Hey Joel!, an animated series for VHI.