Freedom TM - Kirjakasa

premiummassmarketpaperback, 496 pages

English language

Published Jan. 10, 2011 by Signet.

ISBN:: 978-0-451-23189-5

(1 review)

The propulsive, shockingly plausible sequel to New York Times bestseller DaemonIn one of the most buzzed-about debuts of 2009, Daniel Suarez introduced a terrifying vision of a new world order, controlled by the Daemon, an insidious computer program unleashed by a hi-tech wunderkind, Daemon captured the attention of the tech community, became a New York Times and Indie bestseller, and left readers hungry for more.Well, more is here, and it's even more gripping than its predecessor.In the opening chapters of Freedom(tm), the Daemon is firmly in control, using an expanded network of real-world, dispossessed darknet operatives to tear apart civilization and rebuild it anew. Soon civil war breaks out in the American Midwest, in a brutal wave of violence that becomes known as the Corn Rebellion. Former detective Pete Sebeck, now the Daemon's most powerful-though reluctant-operative, must lead a small band of enlightened humans toward a populist movement designed to …

The propulsive, shockingly plausible sequel to New York Times bestseller DaemonIn one of the most buzzed-about debuts of 2009, Daniel Suarez introduced a terrifying vision of a new world order, controlled by the Daemon, an insidious computer program unleashed by a hi-tech wunderkind, Daemon captured the attention of the tech community, became a New York Times and Indie bestseller, and left readers hungry for more.Well, more is here, and it's even more gripping than its predecessor.In the opening chapters of Freedom(tm), the Daemon is firmly in control, using an expanded network of real-world, dispossessed darknet operatives to tear apart civilization and rebuild it anew. Soon civil war breaks out in the American Midwest, in a brutal wave of violence that becomes known as the Corn Rebellion. Former detective Pete Sebeck, now the Daemon's most powerful-though reluctant-operative, must lead a small band of enlightened humans toward a populist movement designed to protect the new world order. But the private armies of global business are preparing to crush the Daemon once and for all.In a world of conflicted loyalties, rapidly diminishing human power, and the possibility that anyone can be a spy, what's at stake is nothing less than human freedom's last hope to survive the technology revolution.

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Thom reviewed Freedom TM by Daniel Suarez (Deamon, Book 2)

Review of 'Freedom TM' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Killer software develops a conscience, striving for "freedom" - but that isn't enough of a plot point to carry this rant against corporations and plutocrats.

Aspects of a post-Daemon world are attractive, including direct voting through ratings and a hints of a meritocracy. As a thriller, it was also good, though perhaps not as hard to put down as the first. As a pair, these books make solid points about the risks of software control.

Sobol's creation, whether clever scripting or true AI, adjusts behavior to deal with threats from without (the government/NSA) and within. It and other characters also voice the author's thoughts on corporations, governments and the establishment - which are all bad. Self sustaining communities is a fine goal, but they are only described in an Iowa cornfield.

A few new characters are introduced, including one who remains for a potential third book. Unlike the first in …

Killer software develops a conscience, striving for "freedom" - but that isn't enough of a plot point to carry this rant against corporations and plutocrats.

Aspects of a post-Daemon world are attractive, including direct voting through ratings and a hints of a meritocracy. As a thriller, it was also good, though perhaps not as hard to put down as the first. As a pair, these books make solid points about the risks of software control.

Sobol's creation, whether clever scripting or true AI, adjusts behavior to deal with threats from without (the government/NSA) and within. It and other characters also voice the author's thoughts on corporations, governments and the establishment - which are all bad. Self sustaining communities is a fine goal, but they are only described in an Iowa cornfield.

A few new characters are introduced, including one who remains for a potential third book. Unlike the first in the series, this book at least comes to an end. Female characters are given short shrift here, as are minorities. In general, I think I would pass on any future books in this series, if the author goes that far.