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Zusatztext “Daemon does for surfing the web what Jaws did for swimming in the ocean...both entertaining and credible...an impressive debut novel.”— Chicago Sun-Times “A chilling yet entirely plausible story of technology gone awry.”— St. Petersburg Times “Fiendishly clever...an almost perfect guilty-pleasure novel.”— The Dallas Morning News “A riveting debut.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review) “This thrill-a-nanosecond novel is certainly faithful to the techno-traditions of Michael Crichton and should delight not only readers of the 'science gone awry' genre! but general adventure readers as well.”— Booklist “Suarez's not-just-for-gamers debut is a stunner.”— Kirkus Reviews “Greatest. Technothriller. Period. Suarez presents a fascinating account of autonomous logic-based terrorism! incorporating current and anticipated technologies to create a credible and quite clever story.”—William O'Brien! Former Director of Cybersecurity and Communications Policy! The White House “ Daemon is the real deal—a scary look at what can go wrong as we depend increasingly on computer networks.”—Craig Newmark! Founder Craigslist Informationen zum Autor Daniel Suarez is the New York Times bestselling author of Daemon, Freedom™, Kill Decision, Influx , and Change Agent . A former systems consultant to Fortune 1000 companies, his high-tech and sci-fi thrillers focus on technology-driven change. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Klappentext Daniel Suarez's New York Times bestselling debut high-tech thriller is "so frightening even the government has taken note" (Entertainment Weekly). Daemons: computer programs that silently run in the background, waiting for a specific event or time to execute. They power almost every service. They make our networked world possible. But they also make it vulnerable... When the obituary of legendary computer game architect Matthew Sobol appears online, a previously dormant daemon activates, initiating a chain of events that begins to unravel our interconnected world. This daemon reads news headlines, recruits human followers, and orders assassinations. With Sobol's secrets buried with him, and as new layers of his daemon are unleashed, it's up to Detective Peter Sebeck to stop a self-replicating virtual killer before it achieves its ultimate purpose-one that goes far beyond anything Sebeck could have imagined... Chapter 1:// Execution Reuters.com/business Matthew A. Sobol, PhD, cofounder and chief technology officer of CyberStorm Entertainment ( HSTM ?Nasdaq), died today at age 34 after a prolonged battle with brain cancer . A pioneer in the $40 billion computer game industry, Sobol was the architect of CyberStorm’s bestselling online games Over the Rhine and The Gate . CyberStorm CEO Kenneth Kevault described Sobol as "a tireless innovator and a rare intellect." What the hell just happened? That was all Joseph Pavlos kept thinking as he clenched a gloved hand against his throat. It didn't stop the blood from pulsing between his fingers. Already a shockingly wide pool had formed in the dirt next to his face. He was on the ground somehow. Although he couldn't see the gash, the pain told him the wound was deep. He rolled onto his back and stared up at a stretch of spotless blue sky. His usually methodical mind sped frantically through the possibilities?like someone groping for an exit in a smoke-filled building. He had to do something. Anything. But what? The phrase What the hell just happened? kept echoing in his head uselessly, while blood kept spurting between his fingers. Adrenaline surged through his system, his heart beat faster. He tried to call out. No good. Blood squirted several inches into the air and ...
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Daemon does for surfing the web what Jaws did for swimming in the ocean...both entertaining and credible...an impressive debut novel. Chicago Sun-Times
A chilling yet entirely plausible story of technology gone awry. St. Petersburg Times
Fiendishly clever...an almost perfect guilty-pleasure novel. The Dallas Morning News
A riveting debut. Publishers Weekly (starred review)
This thrill-a-nanosecond novel is certainly faithful to the techno-traditions of Michael Crichton and should delight not only readers of the 'science gone awry' genre, but general adventure readers as well. Booklist
Suarez's not-just-for-gamers debut is a stunner. Kirkus Reviews
Greatest. Technothriller. Period. Suarez presents a fascinating account of autonomous logic-based terrorism, incorporating current and anticipated technologies to create a credible and quite clever story. William O'Brien, Former Director of Cybersecurity and Communications Policy, The White House
Daemon is the real deal a scary look at what can go wrong as we depend increasingly on computer networks. Craig Newmark, Founder Craigslist
Product details
| Authors | Daniel Suarez |
| Publisher | Dutton Books |
| Languages | English |
| Product format | Paperback |
| Released | 29.12.2009 |
| EAN | 9780451228734 |
| ISBN | 978-0-451-22873-4 |
| No. of pages | 640 |
| Dimensions | 107 mm x 190 mm x 36 mm |
| Series |
Daemon Daemon Series DAEMON Daemon Series Die DAEMON-Romane / Daemon Series |
| Subject |
Fiction
> Suspense
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