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alondra_miller69 's review for:
Daemon
by Daniel Suarez
4.5 Stars
I know there may be some that disagree, and I really don't care. This was some good reading. Fun, entertaining and made you wonder, "Could this really happen?
I think so.
If someone can think this up for a book; then there is someone out there who is already trying to apply principle.
This is about the potential power of the internet. Basically, what that potential power could do, if used by someone who truly understands how it all works. All of those hackers, tech nerds, programmers, etc., who are just dithering around... yeah, one of those guys. One of those guys is behind the worst disaster to happen. "Bots" are let loose on the internet and make the vision of Reamde look tame. Don't get me wrong, this is not really a comparison. The game in Reamde didn't try to take over the world and ruin people. It was more about how those living beings could have their lives intertwine because of a internet virus and the bad things that happen when they do. This novel is about the virus itself. I think virus is the wrong word for it, but I am not computer savvy, in the least, so there you have it.
From one reviewer; explaining what this "techno-thriller is, "...hypersonic sounds systems that make voices appear in mid-air, autonomous vehicles, electronically fired stacked projectile technology, non-lethal infrasound weapons, zombie computer systems, virtual 3D worlds overlaid on the real world via HUD glasses, and computer viruses stored in undetectable wrappers that don't run under your operating system...." WHAT!??
What did he just explain?? I can't even share pix on Instagram!
Much of the story was really guess-work for me... just trying to figure out the endgame. What is the purpose of ruining so many, causing so much pain and suffering; and then I realized who the targets were and some of the players involved. ....ahhh, it makes sense.
Damn.
I know there may be some that disagree, and I really don't care. This was some good reading. Fun, entertaining and made you wonder, "Could this really happen?
I think so.
If someone can think this up for a book; then there is someone out there who is already trying to apply principle.
This is about the potential power of the internet. Basically, what that potential power could do, if used by someone who truly understands how it all works. All of those hackers, tech nerds, programmers, etc., who are just dithering around... yeah, one of those guys. One of those guys is behind the worst disaster to happen. "Bots" are let loose on the internet and make the vision of Reamde look tame. Don't get me wrong, this is not really a comparison. The game in Reamde didn't try to take over the world and ruin people. It was more about how those living beings could have their lives intertwine because of a internet virus and the bad things that happen when they do. This novel is about the virus itself. I think virus is the wrong word for it, but I am not computer savvy, in the least, so there you have it.
From one reviewer; explaining what this "techno-thriller is, "...hypersonic sounds systems that make voices appear in mid-air, autonomous vehicles, electronically fired stacked projectile technology, non-lethal infrasound weapons, zombie computer systems, virtual 3D worlds overlaid on the real world via HUD glasses, and computer viruses stored in undetectable wrappers that don't run under your operating system...." WHAT!??
What did he just explain?? I can't even share pix on Instagram!
Much of the story was really guess-work for me... just trying to figure out the endgame. What is the purpose of ruining so many, causing so much pain and suffering; and then I realized who the targets were and some of the players involved. ....ahhh, it makes sense.
Damn.