false 4699575 5 <B>Already an underground sensation, a high-tech thriller for the wireless age that explores the unthinkable consequences of a computer program running without human control—a daemon—designed to dismantle society and bring about a new world order</B><BR><BR>Technology controls almost everything in our modern-day world, from remote entry on our cars to access to our homes, from the flight controls of our airplanes to the movements of the entire world economy. Thousands of autonomous computer programs, or daemons, make our networked world possible, running constantly in the background of our lives, trafficking e-mail, transferring money, and monitoring power grids. For the most part, daemons are benign, but the same can’t always be said for the people who design them.<BR><BR> Matthew Sobol was a legendary computer game designer—the architect behind half-a-dozen popular online games. His premature death depressed both gamers and his company’s stock price. But Sobol’s fans aren’t the only ones to note his passing. When his obituary is posted online, a previously dormant daemon activates, initiating a chain of events intended to unravel the fabric of our hyper-efficient, interconnected world. With Sobol’s secrets buried along with him, and as new layers of his daemon are unleashed at every turn, it’s up to an unlikely alliance to decipher his intricate plans and wrest the world from the grasp of a nameless, faceless enemy—or learn to live in a society in which we are no longer in control. . . .<BR><BR> Computer technology expert Daniel Suarez blends haunting high-tech realism with gripping suspense in an authentic, complex thriller in the tradition of Michael Crichton, Neal Stephenson, and William Gibson. 4763873 2006 Daemon total:486|5:135|4:188|3:113|2:33|1:17| 486 1849 833 189 5 2 false false Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 13:59:56 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 08:10:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 06:56:51 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 07:04:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 13:49:48 -0800 2009 Sat Jul 11 18:47:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 21:30:09 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 14:41:11 -0700 2009 reviewed on Slashdot. Unfortunately, the beginning has several problems, all of which may be Suarez attempting to ensure he is taken seriously:

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Daniel Suarez's Daemon is an amazing story. And I'm not talking about the actual plot; for that, the word "Amazing" would not suffice. No, I am referring to the incredible series of events which are leading up to its publication and release on January 8th.

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Matthew Sobol, the best game designer in the world, has died. With his death, a stunning series of events begins to take place, starting with the deaths of a few ...more...]]>