Daemon (Daemon, #1) in The Sword and Laser

Apr 17, 2009 Veronica Belmont rated it really liked it

Shelves: sword-and-laser

Wonderful, wonderful read. I'm taking off one star because I found the ending to be very... well, not to my liking. I thought it was too abrupt, and I didn't feel like anything was resolved. Maybe it was supposed to be, but I tend to like closure. ...more

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Feb 01, 2010 Anthony rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction, sci-fi

It was ok. It just needed to be tightened up a bit (ok maybe a lot). It also suffered from being, in my opinion, too techie at times. I know a bit about computers and the internet. I have a little geek in me. I like to listen to Leo Laporte and the CNET crew. But I am really just an average guy who is casually interested in tech. This book at times just got a little too geeky. At times it was a real page turner. At other times I was able to skip through several pages and not lose anything. I did ...more

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Jun 06, 2009 Daniel rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, tech, general-fiction, thriller

I really enjoyed this book. At the very beginning of the book, I felt like some of the characterization was a little forced, or possibly just done in too calculating a method. However, that's only within the first few chapters, and after that the individual voices of the characters were clear enough that I forgave the earlier issues.

The plot is tense and moves forward at a quick pace, as any great thriller should. The ideas behind this story are both fascinating and terrifying, the latter becaus ...more

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Mar 22, 2016 Nomad Scry rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio

Some very interesting ideas, almost more interesting than the story being told. I was discomforted to find myself switching allegiance halfway through the book, wanting the "good guys" to stop fighting against the Daemon. ...more

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Aug 13, 2009 Sean rated it really liked it

I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could. It was a fun read that started off seeming amazing and then kinda fizzled and IMHO got too caught up in the ooo wow what cool thing can I add in here now factor. Personally I thought it was much better when he was basing the crazy technical things in real life. Anyway, still fun and maybe his next one will be better. ...more

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Jan 22, 2010 Andre rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2010-audible

I really enjoyed this book, I don't know enough of internet inner workings to know if this scenario is technically feasible, but it is an entrancing piece of near fiction.

Spy thriller meets conspiracy doctrine meets hacker adventure. Good times for all ...more

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