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DAEMON (Daemon Series) Paperback – December 29, 2009

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“Daemon does for surfing the web what Jaws did for swimming in the ocean...both entertaining and credible...an impressive debut novel.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“A chilling yet entirely plausible story of technology gone awry.”—St. Petersburg Times

“Fiendishly clever...an almost perfect guilty-pleasure novel.”—The Dallas Morning News

“A riveting debut.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“This thrill-a-nanosecond novel is certainly faithful to the techno-traditions of Michael Crichton and should delight not only readers of the 'science gone awry' genre, but general adventure readers as well.”—Booklist

“Suarez's not-just-for-gamers debut is a stunner.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Greatest. Technothriller. Period. Suarez presents a fascinating account of autonomous logic-based terrorism, incorporating current and anticipated technologies to create a credible and quite clever story.”—William O'Brien, Former Director of Cybersecurity and Communications Policy, The White House

“Daemon is the real deal—a scary look at what can go wrong as we depend increasingly on computer networks.”—Craig Newmark, Founder Craigslist

About the Author

Daniel Suarez is the New York Times bestselling author of Daemon, Freedom™, Kill Decision, Influx, and Change Agent. A former systems consultant to Fortune 1000 companies, his high-tech and sci-fi thrillers focus on technology-driven change. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0451228731
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Signet Books; First Edition (December 29, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 632 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780451228734
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451228734
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.2 x 1.36 x 7.5 inches
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DANIEL SUAREZ is a New York Times bestselling author whose books include Daemon, Freedom TM, Kill Decision, Influx, Change Agent, Delta-v, and its sequel Critical Mass (January 31, 2023). A former systems consultant to Fortune 1000 companies, he has designed and developed software for the defense, finance, and entertainment industries. With a lifelong interest in both IT systems and creative writing, his high-tech thrillers and realistic science fiction focus on technology-driven change. Suarez is a past speaker at TED Global, MIT Media Lab, and the Long Now Foundation -- among many others. Self-taught in software development, he is a graduate from the University of Delaware with a BA in English Literature. An avid PC and console gamer, his own world-building skills were bolstered through years as a pen & paper role-playing game moderator. He lives in Los Angeles, California. For more info visit, www.daniel-suarez.com.

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Customers find the plot exciting and well-developed. They describe the book as a fantastic read that is worth getting through the first few chapters. Readers appreciate the thoughtful premise and technical details provided to understand the jargon. They find the book entertaining and thrilling, with an intelligent writing style that makes it easy to visualize the action. The descriptions of the technologies used are described as realistic, grounded in real technology.

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406 customers mention "Plot"319 positive87 negative

Customers enjoy the fast-paced, exciting plot with its twists and nuanced turns. They find the narrative solid and the story fun to discover as you go along. Readers describe it as a nerd's dream with a plausible scenario and intriguing theme in the world of sci-fi.

"...His writing chops aren't the only thing that is so impressive. Suarez has big ideas, too: fascinating takes on globalization, government bureaucracy..." Read more

"...While the book started out brilliantly, and felt like things were being set up for a really spectacular finale, toward the middle or just after I..." Read more

"...It NEVER slows down, the plot advances further and further, and with each chapter things get more and more out of controlled and hopelessly complex...." Read more

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297 customers mention "Readability"293 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find it engaging and worth reading through the first few chapters. The story keeps them hooked and they appreciate the author's writing style.

"...These are some of the questions posed in Daemon, probably the most amazing first novel I've ever read. Suarez gets everything right...." Read more

"...It's a promising book, and the expertise acquired in his day job shines through...." Read more

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"...All told, it's a good book, and I recommend reading it ... but the misleading first half of the book (which is fantastic) that gets followed by a..." Read more

129 customers mention "Thought provoking"117 positive12 negative

Customers find the book provides a deep understanding and appreciation for the gaming world. They appreciate the context provided to understand technical jargon. The book is a great introduction to many topics of our time, with an interesting premise and well-researched content. Readers appreciate the complex subject matter covering human behavior, technology, and government.

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"...Like many of Doctorow's books, it simultaneously entertains and educates the reader -- even someone with a decent amount of technical expertise like..." Read more

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124 customers mention "Entertainment value"124 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's entertainment value. They find the tech-thriller elements entertaining, including gaming and technobabble. The characters are compelling and diverse, and the action is exciting and paranoia-inducing. Readers appreciate the refreshing writing style and find themselves completely absorbed by the action.

"...Like many of Doctorow's books, it simultaneously entertains and educates the reader -- even someone with a decent amount of technical expertise like..." Read more

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120 customers mention "Writing quality"91 positive29 negative

Customers find the book's writing intelligent and readable. They say the characters are interesting, the plot is interesting, and the dialogue is snappy. The book has well-researched content and good presentation, with details clearly conveyed to non-programmers.

"...gets enough of the nuts and bolts across to make it believable and comprehensible even to a technology tyro...." Read more

"...I really like the author. Very straight forward writing and witty dialogue." Read more

"...The Daemon: Is presented as both simultaneously the simplest script and most complex AI at the same time...." Read more

"...it's a good book, and I recommend reading it ... but the misleading first half of the book (which is fantastic) that gets followed by a genre-..." Read more

117 customers mention "Plausible"104 positive13 negative

Customers find the book's plot believable, with realistic descriptions of technologies used. It's grounded in real technology and presented as plausible. Readers with strong technical backgrounds find the book compelling, especially considering its discussion of the power of technology and how it can be abused.

"...Suarez gets everything right. His mind-bending worldwide plot is remarkably plausible, even with 2004 (the year the book was written) technology...." Read more

"...At first, things seem plausible enough...." Read more

"Great book about the power of technology and how it can be abused. The ending was not tied up and I hope there is a sequel. I really like the author...." Read more

"...for the weaponry in the book, but the cyber stuff seemed to be very believable to me, I am guessing the author has some access to subject matter..." Read more

101 customers mention "Pacing"82 positive19 negative

Customers find the book's pacing fast and engaging. They say it's a well-written techno thriller with non-stop action, suspense, and philosophy. The book keeps readers in the loop and engaged with the accelerated nature of change.

"...Suarez gets everything right. His mind-bending worldwide plot is remarkably plausible, even with 2004 (the year the book was written) technology...." Read more

"...It NEVER slows down, the plot advances further and further, and with each chapter things get more and more out of controlled and hopelessly complex...." Read more

"Must read for 2025 for anyone engaged in a modern lifestyle...." Read more

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80 customers mention "Character development"51 positive29 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the character development. Some find the characters well-defined and the plot plausible, while others feel the plot and character development are not outstanding and there are too many characters introduced but never followed up on. Some readers find the characters two-dimensional, while others consider them better drawn than others or abandoned.

"...His characters are as authentic as the varied settings where the action plays out, and the action - it never stops...." Read more

"...Too many characters were introduced but then never followed up on. Character development even for the main characters was a bit shallow...." Read more

"...The book is filled with characters, so many that after a while, I just stopped trying to remember them all...." Read more

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  • K. P. Badertscher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Taut, insightful cyberwarrior's technothriller.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2011
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    What if a rogue AI, a distributed process running on tens of thousands of computers all over the internet, could recruit boots on the ground from among "the disaffected, the dispossessed, the displaced, the disgruntled. Worldwide"? What if it created an organization as distributed as itself, with no centralized power structure, with individuals having knowledge of only their local comrades, with no individual knowing the whole big picture? What if it had effectively unlimited financial resources and was able to have its minions manufacture various deadly remote controlled avatars for it (and them) to use? How would corporations and governments stop such an entity? Could they?

    These are some of the questions posed in Daemon, probably the most amazing first novel I've ever read. Suarez gets everything right. His mind-bending worldwide plot is remarkably plausible, even with 2004 (the year the book was written) technology. His characters are as authentic as the varied settings where the action plays out, and the action - it never stops. His writing chops aren't the only thing that is so impressive. Suarez has big ideas, too: fascinating takes on globalization, government bureaucracy, legal, correctional and criminal organizations. There's even a dose of philosophy and moral calculus, but nothing heavy handed. His background as an independent systems consultant lends a frighteningly realistic edge to the deadly effective technologies employed by the ruthlessly efficient Daemon.

    The coolest thing about this book for gamers is that the whole system was designed by the head of CyberStorm Entertainment, the most popular fictional game company in the world. The company's WW2 FPS and fantasy MMORPG are central to the plot. Suarez is even able to weave elements of game culture into the real world, as the Daemon awards experience points to its minions for completing tasks, and rewards them with ultra-high-tech gizmos that can have almost magical abilities. It even lets them see things in "D-space," a 3D environment superimposed over the real world GPS grid, projected onto specially designed sunglasses, and complete with wireframe buildings and callouts for other Daemon followers which indicate their relative strength and experience level, just like the stuff that appears over a character's head in an MMO. That all may sound goofy and a little dorky, but it is seamlessly integrated with the world of the book and makes perfect sense in the contexts where it's used.

    I dread this book being turned into a movie, because it's just the kind of thriller that Hollywood loves, and it's chock full of just the kind of technology that Hollywood inevitably gets so very wrong. Suarez makes it all come to life so effortlessly. You never feel like you're in some technology training seminar, but at the same time, he gets enough of the nuts and bolts across to make it believable and comprehensible even to a technology tyro. The bittersweet thing about this book is that I'm sure that in just a few years it will all be quaint and dated - a snapshot of the possibilities available at the turn of the 21st century.

    I recommend reading it while it's still awesome.
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  • Brock Tice
    4.0 out of 5 stars Starts off brilliant but lacks follow-through
    Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2009
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    Daemon is a fast-paced cyberpunk suspense novel that stretches the status quo of technology, but not outlandishly so. It was an entertaining read, and I had a very hard time putting it down. Like many of Doctorow's books, it simultaneously entertains and educates the reader -- even someone with a decent amount of technical expertise like myself will likely find out one or two things he or she is not familiar with, especially if he or she doesn't know a lot about the black-hat side of the hacking spectrum.

    Other reviewers have summarized the plot well enough, so I won't do that. While the book started out brilliantly, and felt like things were being set up for a really spectacular finale, toward the middle or just after I realized that there wasn't enough book left to wrap up all of the loose ends that had been introduced. Sure enough, a lot of plot lines were quickly dropped or closed in ways that didn't quite make sense. Too many characters were introduced but then never followed up on. Character development even for the main characters was a bit shallow. One of the best-developed characters appeared very few times.

    Apparently this is Suarez's first novel, and I wasn't in the loop about him or it until recently. It's a promising book, and the expertise acquired in his day job shines through. The problems mentioned above probably stem from his relative lack of experience writing novels. I look forward to more polished books from Suarez. Even this book, in its incomplete wrap-up, leaves room for a sequel or two [edit: apparently there is a sequel to be released January 7th, Freedom (tm)], which might remedy some of the remaining open loops. Perhaps that was intentional?

    I debated whether to give it four (because of the problems) or five stars (because it was still such a fun read), but given the rough edges I couldn't justify a five-star rating. If you like cyberpunk and like suspense, you'll almost certainly enjoy this book. Here's hoping for more along the same line from Suarez.

    (Side note: Most of the computers in this book seem not to have much memory -- they invariably thrash the hard drive when doing basically anything. What gives?)
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  • s. b. iqbal
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very important book
    Reviewed in India on October 14, 2024
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    Via fiction Suarez tells how banal technology can create chaos. His books are a window to reality and should be read by everyone.
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  • kessyus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Kudos to the author
    Reviewed in Brazil on February 13, 2021
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    Very interesting book! Cleaver story with so much real details that I feel more into it page by page. I’m halfway through the book and I’m loving it.
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  • PD
    5.0 out of 5 stars Si te gustan los techno-thrillers no lo dudes, este libro te va encatar.
    Reviewed in Spain on August 12, 2021
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    Primera parte de un set de dos libros escritos por Daniel Suarez. Se nota que el “Background” previo a convertirse en escritor del autor es en el mundo de la tecnología, ya que la parte tecnológica de la novela es excelente, libro que engancha des del principio.
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  • J Johnston
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Techno-Thriller Ahead of Its Time, Which Is Right Now
    Reviewed in Canada on September 13, 2014
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    WOW!

    This is one of the best stories I've ever read, regardless of genre. As a techno-thriller, it couldn't be any better!

    Suarez is a consummate story-teller. It's a fascinating look at what could be, and how some will stop at nothing to ensure that it never happens.

    The best part for me? That Suarez is also a good writer. Some authors tell a great story but can't write well. Some write very well, but the story is useless. This one has both the story and the great writing. Suarez's writing never got in the way of enjoying the story.
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  • Alberto D'Ottavi
    4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive
    Reviewed in Italy on August 25, 2014
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    Buon romanzo, scritto bene. Tira un po' per le lunghe alla fine ma niente male. Soprattutto, è uno showcase incredibile di come possono essere usate tecnologie che sono già disponibili e altre che sono più che probabili, molto vicine. Fa davvero pensare.
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