Reading and book signing of DAEMON by author Daniel Suarez February 1, 2009

The Long Now Foundation presents a reading and book signing

of DAEMON by author Daniel Suarez

“Greatest. Techno-thriller. Period. Suarez presents a fascinating account of autonomous, logic-based terrorism, incorporating current and anticipated technologies to create a credible and quite clever story. Experts have long feared the Internet doomsday scenario; the Daemon is arguably more terrifying.”
–William O'Brien, Director of Cybersecurity and Communications Policy at The White House

Date: Sunday, February 1, 02009

Time: 1:00 pm

Location: The Long Now Museum and Store

Fort Mason Center, Bldg. A
San Francisco, CA 94123
http://www.longnow.org/contact/

About the Book and author:

Daniel Suarez spoke about DAEMON and its underlying technologies as part of The Long Now Foundation's monthly series Seminars About Long-term Thinking
http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/.

Daniel Suarez’s DAEMON, (Dutton, January 8, 2009; $26.95) brings readers on a harrowing journey through the dark IT spaces of the modern world. It's a high-tech thriller that explores the convergence of MMOGs, BotNets, viral ecosystems, and corporate dominance—forces which are quietly reshaping society with very real consequences for us all.

Originally self-published in 2006 under the anagram/pseudonym Leinad Zeraus, DAEMON quickly became an underground sensation and a favorite of the tech sector and its bloggers. According to Wired magazine, Rick Klau, head of publisher services at Feedburner was so “electrified by Daemon's all-too plausible IT scenario, [he] began pushing the book on anyone who would listen. ‘I just felt it would be a travesty if a lot of people didn’t read it,’ Klau says.” The book has now sold close to $1 million in foreign rights, and has garnered endorsements from industry giants like Craig Newmark of Craigslist and Billy O’Brien, director of Cyber Security at the White House.

Sunday's reading will also have a Q&A session where you can ask the author more about his ideas and concerns about our current IT situation.

For more information contact:
Danielle Engelman
Community Development Director
[email protected]
415.561.6582 x1

Official Website: http://blog.longnow.org/2009/01/27/daniel-suarez-reads-from-daemon/