mrisher's review
4.0
Delivers better than expected. It's a thriller, so don't go in expecting high art, but Daemon is way better than most in the genre. The plot is solid, the attention to detail is appropriate (and rarely gets in the way), and the dialogue is good. highly recommended. I'd say better than "Ready Player One" and beats the pants off the unreadable "Reamde"
finneas's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
stridera's review against another edition
4.0
Good novel. I loved how the hacking and programming aspects in the book were actually done right. Actual tools were mentioned. Even using the tilde key to bring up the console in the game.
It's a fun read with some interesting concepts.
It's a fun read with some interesting concepts.
jculverhouse's review
4.0
So far, incredibly accurate detail in a Internet hack/crime drama, really worth the read if you are into networks, unix, security, etc.
juliana_aldous's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to C.C. Chapman's interview with Suarez on the Why I Write podcast. When I learned about how he focuses on the technology that is right before us--I was like, sign me up! I decided to go with his first book, Daemon. This book was published in 2009--but if you read it in this era when our election was essentially hacked...I have to admit I was a bit freaked reading it. But in a fun way.
abrswf's review
4.0
Interesting, but strangely structured. The book's action filled climax comes almost at the end, which turns out only to be a teaser for whatever the author's next planned book may be. As always, though, I learned a lot about technology - Suarez is good at laying out how it all works or could work. Less successful are his characters, who are cardboard cutouts, and rather unbelievable cutouts at that.
hackman's review
1.0
Replete with terrible and bland male characters who mostly view themselves as unrecognized gods of their own domains, this book dedicates pages upon pages to explaining unnecessary technical minutiae to cover the fact that there are gaping holes in the plot and fundamental ideas.