--- product_id: 6366831 title: "DAEMON (Daemon Series) Paperback – December 29, 2009" brand: "daniel suarez" price: "₱1674" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/6366831-daemon-daemon-series-paperback-december-29-2009 store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # DAEMON (Daemon Series) Paperback – December 29, 2009 **Brand:** daniel suarez **Price:** ₱1674 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** DAEMON (Daemon Series) Paperback – December 29, 2009 by daniel suarez - **How much does it cost?** ₱1674 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/6366831-daemon-daemon-series-paperback-december-29-2009) ## Best For - daniel suarez enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted daniel suarez brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![DAEMON (Daemon Series) Paperback – December 29, 2009 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71tK4mFgCjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐ What did I just read? *by K***J on Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2020* Tl:dr;I sat down with this book after a rave review from a friend and was ready for a realistic technological murder mystery. And the first few chapters definitely started out alright. It had this wonderful Ready Player One vibe going for it. And then the plot b-lined off a cliff and careened into a canyon. It may have been the worst book I've read in the last 5 years, given I've only ever been motivated to write such a negative review once before in that time frame.## The characters.Are so flat and stereotypical its not even funny. You've got GI Joe, Barbie, Asian Scientist Woman, and Old Detective. But just for fun, lets call out these few in particular...Brian Gragg: is just despicable. And I don't mean in a "guy you love to hate" sort of way. He is literally just bad. I think he is meant to appear psychotic and deranged so that we clearly know who the "bad guy" is in the book. Ultimately giving us some catharsis when he's beaten at the end. Maybe even add a little bit of flare, for us to realize at the last second he was just misunderstood and we've made a big mistake. Nope. He's just "evil" and in fact he isn't beaten. Instead He is rewarded and somehow given power, fame, money, and control. Its a strange choice to put so much focus on this unlikable character and then do nothing with it.Charles Mosely: The token black guy. Yep, its as bad as you think.The Daemon: Is presented as both simultaneously the simplest script and most complex AI at the same time. That is, it can only understand binary "yes" or "no" input and works based on scraping RSS feeds, yet at the same time can navigate and control thousands of autonomous vehicles with near millimeter precision racing 100 miles per hour through a busy city. Tip to the author, that's not how to make a round character. That's just being inconsistent. At least the daemon has a goal. Kinda. Destroy and rebuild society - you know, exactly what a deranged computer game designer would want from the world. It accomplishes that goal by murdering thousands, destroying the lives of thousands more, and to top it off pretty much enslaving all the rest of humanity. We are actually expected to be rooting for the virus at the end of the book, I know. I couldn't believe it either.## The plot.There is a computer virus. It is bad. None of the good guys can stop it. But maybe its actually a /good/ virus. Whoa ho ho, surprise! The end. That is precisely the extent of story line. There is no mystery to uncover, nor any part of the book that leaves you guessing on the edge of your seat. There is no complexity in the interaction of characters, nor any reason they would be working for/against one another. The cause and effect of events are incredibly limited in scope. Overall what a bore to get through.One of the defining factors of this book is how "realistic" its supposed to be. How our own society could be overrun by a rampant computer virus written by a genius. That our consumption of 24-hour news streams, or lauding of video games, or dependence on the internet will be our own downfall. But I couldn't buy into the belief for even 5 minutes. Sure, our current technology landscape has weaknesses, but come on.- People aren't going to just start killing each other at the first sign of trouble, people actually /don't/ want civil war.- The FBI/CIA/DOD all working together aren't a bunch of dawdling idiots, they could come up with better solutions than "just turn off the internet."- "Because the stock market would crash" is not an acceptable answer to the (repeated question) "why can't we stop the daemon?"- Video games don't train you to be a covert assassin or teach you how to manufacture explosives.- Encryption can't be cracked like /that/.- Driverless motorcycles can't wield katanas like ninjas.That last one actually happened. The last third of the book really jumps the shark.There are so many dumb plot points I could go into as well, but I wanna focus on my favorite. In the final chapters there is a metaphor of rebirth. Dunno if you caught that. You know, after detective Sebek /died/ and then was /reborn/. And the daemon appears in front of him like a god. Just making sure that wordplay didn't go over your head. The chapter was titled rebirth too, in case it wasn't clear. This is the turning point, when one of the main characters (psst, and the reader!) are supposed to realize the truth of everything. Lay it on thick. Maybe that will make it more convincing. Wait, it won't? Oh.## The author.Did he do /any/ research at all before writing? I mean, I can excuse some of the technical blunders if he has a background in the military, or visa versa, or whatever. But this reads like someone who has watched too much TV decided they wanted to write a book. Immediately they sat down in front of a word processor, pumping out page after page, until about 4 days later with no sleep they finally finished and shipped it off to a publisher. Which, okay, fine, have some fun and write what you want. But don't try to sell it off as a realistic technology murder mystery, if it has none of those elements!Last and probably most importantly, this book is clearly full of dog whistling. The "natural" hierarchy of society. The Nazi sympathizing. The focus on the economy as power. Racism, sexism, and fascination with guns. The author tries to hide it by making the characters, gasp, atheists. But wow there is a lot buried in there that speak volumes about what this author thinks - and it isn't pretty.## Wrap upThere is so much more wrong with this book. I didn't even get into the red herrings regarding Russia, the fascination with drugs/hypnosis/mind control, or the dumb "romance" sub plots. But unlike this book, I know when I've gone on too much. So all in all, don't bother reading. ### ⭐⭐ Technical story is very good and thought out, but characters are too flat *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2018* The technical details are very well researched, thought out, and realistic, but the characters are very flat and remind me a bit of the type of characters in a 70s cop TV show. Unfortunately I could not care about them, with the laudable exception of Agent Roy "Tripwire" Merritt during his ill-fated stay at the mansion. Well, coming to think of it, Brian Gragg was a well-developed character, although obviously no one can care about *him* :-).I stuck with the book for quite a while, and then one day I realized I hadn't opened it for longer than a month... that's when I realized I wasn't going to finish it. ### ⭐⭐ Good Premise, poor execution *by J***C on Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2018* Had I stopped reading this book at about the halfway mark, I would have given it 4 stars, maybe even 4 and a half. Good premise. Many of the things were plausible and I could go with that. AI has made great advances from the days I worked in it. But then, the last part of the book just got crazy. First, it was how much destruction can we put in. It was like one of the movies where they put in as much carnage, destruction, crashes and explosions as the budget will allow. Action. Then, hundreds of cars that can be directed to seek out individuals and kill them. And all of this preplanned by the ultimate gamer who died early due to cancer. Read the first half of the book and then quit. You'll have a good read and miss all the foolishness. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/6366831-daemon-daemon-series-paperback-december-29-2009](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/6366831-daemon-daemon-series-paperback-december-29-2009) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-04-29*