I bought Daemon of Daniel Suarez because on the cover was written: "proud successor of Michael Crichton". I have actually never read Michael Crichton's books but, of course, I know the movie Jurassic Park.
The complex intrigue is very interesting if you are into techno thrillers. Daemon is a super-computer that is activated at the death of its original programmer, Matthew Sobol. In the wake of its activation, crimes are committed at CTO, Sobol's company. We discover very quickly that Sobol, a mad genius, programmed the computer to achieve what he defines as the dismantlement of the society, a new order for humanity. The police force is quickly unable to stop with success the computer and brings in Jon Ross, a Russian hacker, and Agent Philips, a cryptographer, to stop the massacre.
The complex intrigue is very interesting if you are into techno thrillers. Daemon is a super-computer that is activated at the death of its original programmer, Matthew Sobol. In the wake of its activation, crimes are committed at CTO, Sobol's company. We discover very quickly that Sobol, a mad genius, programmed the computer to achieve what he defines as the dismantlement of the society, a new order for humanity. The police force is quickly unable to stop with success the computer and brings in Jon Ross, a Russian hacker, and Agent Philips, a cryptographer, to stop the massacre.
Despite this auspicious start I was unable to finish the book. I struggled with the "parallel" construction Daniel Suarez is uses. The narrator point of view is constantly changing from the police force, to the individuals working for Daemon, to someone else which made it hard for me to keep a grip on the story. I tend to tolerate this back and forth in fantasy, but I do not like that much in thriller where I expect the action to be more quick-paced. Also, I was struggling to keep up with the technical IT details of the book, though very well exposed and explained by the author. I found the overload of technical information killed my desire to know what was going to happen.
That said Daemon has big fans and was praised by many critics. If you are comfortable with limbs-cut-off galore and the minutiae of geeky details then you should probably give it a try.
Author: Daniel Suarez
Publisher: Penguin
That said Daemon has big fans and was praised by many critics. If you are comfortable with limbs-cut-off galore and the minutiae of geeky details then you should probably give it a try.
Author: Daniel Suarez
Publisher: Penguin