alt.hn

3/4/2026 at 5:08:46 PM

Daemon (2006)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(novel)

by solomonb

3/5/2026 at 4:21:07 AM

There was a small thread about Daemon a few weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46996474

Someone there mentioned never having heard of the sequel, so.. FYI, there's a sequel! It's called Freedom™[0]. It's very much one story split into two volumes, not "our heroes go on a new adventure".

And as I said in that thread, for another great fictional portrayal of AI, see Person of Interest[1]; it starts as a crime procedural with an AI-flavored twist, and ended up being considered by many critics the best sci-fi show on broadcast TV.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom%E2%84%A2

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series)

by Cyphase

3/5/2026 at 3:54:59 AM

Scenes from this book have been regularly coming to mind for almost 20 years now. No idea how it holds up for new readers today but it left quite an impact way back then.

by wild_egg

3/4/2026 at 5:08:46 PM

I keep coming back to Daniel Suarez' breakout novel. It feels so topical with the rise of agentic AI and I often wonder if when and when something like it could arise.

by solomonb

3/5/2026 at 4:03:15 PM

Such a great book. There should be a screen adaptation, keeping the story at the same time and technology level, I think it would be a hit.

by adynaton

3/5/2026 at 12:05:59 AM

Daemon is one of my favorite books. Michael Crichton's Prey with robot swarms is cool too.

by _stillmind

3/5/2026 at 12:09:16 AM

Does it change your perspective on agentic systems like Openclaw?

by solomonb

3/5/2026 at 2:57:07 AM

I think about this book often since Nov 2022. It’s a fantastic read.

by jaynate

3/5/2026 at 4:13:15 AM

This book is soooo good!

by surprisetalk

3/5/2026 at 4:57:16 AM

I can recommend 'Delta-V' by the same author too.

by tuzemec

3/5/2026 at 7:03:11 PM

Delta-V was great, but I was disappointed by the bland characters and storytelling of it's sequel Critical Mass. It's easily Daniel Suarez's weakest novel.

The first of his books I read is "Kill Decision" which has more than held up in it's predictions of drone warfare and AI advancements. Based on the accuracy of his predictions from this book, and Daemon too, I'm bullish on space mining!

by navark

3/5/2026 at 4:55:47 AM

Good books.

His recent work is great too. Also I've met Dan a few times at Defcon and he's a really great and interesting guy.

by busterarm

3/5/2026 at 6:26:46 AM

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