false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172884372m/228204.jpg 228204 20 Susan Harris was sexually abused as a child and later physically and emotionally abused by her husband. She has more reasons than most to retreat from the outside world, but a greater ability to do so. Susan lives in self imposed seclusion in the ancestral manor built by her great-grandfather. The mansion is a veritable fortress, managed by a sophisticated computer responsible for maintaining a comfortable environment and monitoring an advanced security system. The house staff has been reduced to a minimum, leaving Susan in virtual isolation. <P> One night, an alarm rings, rousing her from sleep. She queries the computer, whom she calls Alfred, and is told "All is well." All is not well, however, because Susan's home has just been invaded by an entity calling itself Proteus, a computer program that has somehow achieved consciousness. Proteus, able to see Susan through the security system's video cameras, falls in love with her, and decides to use her to achieve its goal--to become flesh. Susan, held prisoner in her own home, is forced to match wits against Proteus, who wants her to bear a child which will eventually house his consciousness. 1183044 1973 Demon Seed total:1687|5:265|4:387|3:637|2:299|1:99| 1687 5481 2135 53 1 0 false true Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Feb 18 23:11:41 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 23:26:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Feb 17 08:41:21 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 08:59:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 11:08:55 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 18:30:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Thu Oct 01 23:32:22 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 03:40:24 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 12:53:31 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 06:21:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 05:21:15 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 08:22:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 20:41:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 16:02:34 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Wed Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 11 16:33:41 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 16:36:11 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Dec 24 08:55:47 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 08:55:47 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 05:39:19 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 03:34:46 -0700 2009 upon finishing the book - yup, pretty much still stick with my original summation when only having started the read - it may not be 2001 but it is HAL from his point of view if he were in love with a woman and ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 10:42:49 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 10:44:03 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 31 11:09:01 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 18:32:52 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Tue Jan 20 19:45:39 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 19:52:03 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Mar 24 10:31:25 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 10:31:49 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Thu Nov 05 08:26:45 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 08:27:08 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 1993 Fri Mar 06 15:04:01 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 15:04:37 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Sun May 31 10:38:58 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 10:39:18 -0700 2009 ]]> 1 0 false false Fri Aug 07 16:11:07 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 16:11:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 25 03:57:42 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 11:04:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 18 16:45:52 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 16:46:03 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=228204