Daemon by Daniel Suarez
Matthew Sobol, programming genius, founder of CyberStorm Entertainment, one of the richest and most powerful of Silicon Valley's elite, is dead, but his final creation lives on to execute his last will and testament. At the moment of Sobol's death, computer programs around the world burst into life, creating an entity known as the Daemon.The Daemon infiltrates our hyper-connected society, gathering secrets, stealing identities. Soon it has the power to change lives as well as the power to take them: those who serve the Daemon are rewarded; those who defy it are eliminated. Recruiting acolytes from the dispossessed and disaffected, the Daemon secures a growing stranglehold on the world's most precious commodity: information. And once you control information itself, how easy would it be to remake the world? It is up to an unlikely alliance - a computer illiterate detective and a white-hat hacker with secrets of his own - to challenge the monster that Sobol unleashed from beyond the grave. But before they can confront the Daemon they must discover what it wants...
'Suarez's riveting debut would be a perfect gift for a favorite computer geek or anyone who appreciates thrills, chills and cyber suspense' Publishers Weekly (starred review)'Greatest. Techno-thriller. Period. Suarez presents a fascinating account of autonomous, logic-based terrorism, incorporating current and anticipated technologies to create a credible and quite clever story. Experts have long feared the Internet doomsday scenario; the Daemon is arguably more terrifying' Billy O'Brien, Director of Cybersecurity and Communications Policy, The White House. 'Suarez is the best author of tech fiction since Bruce Sterling and Neal Stephenson' John Robb, author of Brave New War. 'Daemon is the real deal - a scary look at what can go wrong as we depend increasingly on computer networks' Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist. 'Daemon is better than early Tom Clancy - the tech is invoked with inside knowledge; the writing is better; and deeper issues are explored with greater imagination' Stewart Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalog and cofounder of The Long Now Foundation. 'Daemon is to novels what The Matrix was to movies. It will be how other novels that rely on technology will be judged' Rick Klau, Strategic Partner Development, Google. 'This is a book that's got the shock of the new, that's so fresh and well-informed that it's still covered in metal shavings and PVC dust. Reality is everywhere in Daemon, and it's exciting and scary' Time Magazine. 'Daemon is relentlessly exciting' Daily Telegraph. 'This debut is superb, with some of the best set-action pieces I've ever read. For crime fans and lovers of sci-fi both' Independent on Sunday.
Daniel Suarez has designed software for the defence, finance and entertainment industries. He originally self-published DAEMON when rejected by mainstream publishers and agents. Blog raves, Amazon raves, and a feature in Wired magazine turned the book deservedly into a runaway hit. He lives in California, USA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847249449 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847249442 |
| Title | Daemon |
| Author | Daniel Suarez |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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