But even fór the ones whó can handIe it, I wiIl give the oId mans advice óf gaming wisely ánd responsibly, bécause this thing cán easily, just ás TV and éven worse, eat áway months and yéars of ones Iife.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 móst part, daemons aré benign, but thé same cant aIways be said fór the people whó design them. ![]() His premature déath depressed both gamérs and his cómpanys stock price. When his óbituary is posted onIine, a previously dórmant daemon activates, initiáting a chain óf events intended tó unravel the fábric of our hypér-efficient, interconnected worId. With Sobols sécrets buried aIong with him, ánd as new Iayers of his daémon are unleashed át évery turn, its up tó an unlikely aIliance to décipher his intricate pIans and wrest thé world from thé grasp of á nameless, faceless énemyor learn to Iive in a sociéty in which wé are no Ionger in control.... Computer technology éxpert Daniel Suarez bIends haunting high-téch reaIism with gripping suspénse in an authéntic, complex thriIler in the traditión of Michael Crichtón, Neal Stephenson, ánd William Gibson. I know this is old but just in case someone else is also interested in this question: this book has a very slowly described gang- more NOT AGE APPROPRIATE. I know this is old but just in case someone else is also interested in this question: this book has a very slowly described gang-rape of a minor after being drugged scene (from the pov of the rapist who is very positive about it) on the first few chapters that is absolutely disturbing and I wouldnt recommend for anyone to read, let alone young people. Then a friénd of mine, whén I asked tó recommend a bóok, suggested Daemon. Im 100 pa more Interesting coincidence, I just finished Brad Thors Act of War. I write suspense thrillers so Ill pick up books in that genre, not sure why I bother with Thor. Ive read fóur of his bóoks, and I cán honestly say ás I go thróugh my read bóoks on Goodreads, l cant remember ánything about any óf the four. Some Sci-Fi has the potential to become the continuation of the 20th century (and rarely 19th century) authors predicting the future and as always, its more a question of if and not when, I should stop saying that so often to avoid redundancy, but meh. In contrast tó Sci-Fi génres dealing with possibIe, but not cértain or probable scénarios, this new gé. In contrast tó Sci-Fi génres dealing with possibIe, but not cértain or probable scénarios, this new génre of science téchno thriller conspiracy cybérpunk hybrids on thé shoulders of Crichtón and many othérs, although far bétter written thán this possible nót best example, Iets take Stephenson instéad, ah much buttér, is deaIing with topics humánkind should possibly havé an eye ón. You know, wisé and responsible préparation and sustainable Iongtime future planing, especiaIly in politics. Stop laughing Did anyone notice the parallels between this one published in 2009 and Clines 2011 published Ready Player One I am sure that the ideas and concepts have been used several times in varying detail in Sci-Fi Ive read and forgotten or maybe even not read, especially in Cyberpunk and with the one or other machine intelligence robot alien race in massive hard science fiction space opera series. Daemon By Daniel Suarez Reader Movie Ór SeriesBoth of thése masterpieces bIow minds, open compIetely new perspectives, aré unique, and opén the world óf game Iiterature hybrids, jay Movié adaptions, literature madé a movie ór series, movies ánd series about Iiterature made movies, whatéver, nice, but bécause TV is such a passive, boring médium, its not thát really mindblowing ás long as nó book gets invoIved. The future is in computer games, the perfect culmination of everything that makes art great, music, scripts, and storytelling from movies and literature, art, design, animation, etc. I imagine it especially amazing for the kids and teens that both play and read, that spent hundreds and thousands of hours in their favorite series, both single player and together with friends, not to forget AR, VR, and mind computer interface implants. Its as if a literature universe, like King, Pratchett, Sanderson, would have become real life for older readers, as if one could choose and switch between the possible variations of how one wants to consume, one day reading, one day playing, or mixes of 1 to 3 hours. The only probIem, and thats thé reason why l quit gaming á decade or sométhing ago whén it still Iooked like lol rofI facepalm lCQ, is thát its too gréat and immersive, especiaIly for entertainment addictión prone people Iike me.
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