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| View Larger Image | Daemon
by Leinad Zeraus
| | List Price: | $15.95 |  | | 1 New starting at: | $98.87 | | 1 Used starting at: | $85.00 | | | | | Sales Rank: | 263166 | | Studio: | Verdugo Press | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 444 | | Publication Date: | December 01, 2006 | | Publisher: | Verdugo Press |
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Product Description
Matthew Sobol was a legendary computer game designer--the architect behind half a dozen popular online games. His premature death from brain cancer depressed both gamers and his company's stock price. But Sobol's fans weren't the only ones to note his passing. He left behind something that was scanning Internet obituaries, too--something that put in motion a whole series of programs upon his death. Programs that moved money. Programs that recruited people. Programs that killed. Confronted with a killer from beyond the grave, Detective Peter Sebeck comes face-to-face with the full implications of our increasingly complex and interconnected world--one where the dead can read headlines, steal identities, and carry out far-reaching plans without fear of retribution. Sebeck must find a way to stop Sobol's web of programs--his Daemon--before it achieves its ultimate purpose. And to do so, he must uncover what that purpose is . . . |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 46 reviews)
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One of my favorite books of 2008 
Awesome book, very current, eye opening and entertaining.
Would definately recomend it.
September 03, 2008 | |
Video game takes over the world! Seriously? 
I feel gypped by all of the extravagant praise that I read in the reviews here. The story starts out with an interesting premise -- murder from beyond the grave by an mad/evil computer genius! However, after the first couple of deaths the plot collapses due to its basic implausibility. The AI system that is the villain in the story is repeatedly referred to as "simple", and "dumb", but then how could it reach the point where it is literally about to take over the entire world? The decision tree for such a system would be impossibly gigantic, and there is no way that it could not be easily foiled by unexpected events. I ended up rapidly skimming the last 3rd of the book, just out of mild curiosity as to how the author was going to wrap things up, and it just got more and more ridiculous. I gave it two stars just because I enjoyed the first 2/5ths of the book. I will not be buying the sequel.
August 28, 2008 | |
I liked it, could not put it down 
I just finished Daemon and sincerely enjoyed the read. It was fun and interesting.
August 22, 2008 | |
Satisfied Reader!
I'll be brief. I read a lot of genre fiction (thrillers, action-adventure, not-so-much fantasy) and I found this book to be fantastic. I'm not the sort of person to review a book or even post a review but I felt compelled to comment on Daemon after seeing a 1-star rating. If the Aug 14th reviewer had bothered to actually read the book they would have been pleasantly surprised. Daemon is fresh and insightful, especially commenting on the dangerous direction our world is headed (technologically speaking). Some of the best tech minds in the world have endorsed this book - it's realistic and very scary. And how irresponsible to review a book you haven't read! Daemon will do to the Internet what Jaws did to the water. Great book!
August 19, 2008 | |
No, thank you 
Typically, I wouldn't be compelled to post a review of a book that I cared so little for. I feel, however, that Daemon is grossly misrepresented here thanks to all the overly positive feedback.
The writing is poor. Perhaps in itself, this wouldn't have been the novel's fatal flaw, if not for its equally deficient storyline. The plot is ridiculously, painfully implausible and disintegrates into total absurdity toward the end. To add insult to injury, the author appears to be confused as to who comprises his readership, needlessly explaining basic concepts, clearly trivial to the intended audience.
The book's ending is as abrupt and anti-climatic as t.
Should you wish to make up your own mind, I will be happy to offer you my copy for the price of shipping.
August 19, 2008 | |
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