Interview With Daniel Suarez

Daniel Suarez’s startling first novel, DaemonDaemon reviews, lands on store shelves this Thursday, January 8th.  If you have read my review of Daemon, you’ll recall that we gave it 6 stars out of 5, which brought our site down for a few days (perhaps an early sign of the Daemon’s awakening?). The fact that Daniel took time out of his busy schedule to answer some of our questions also makes me nervous. I have a bad feeling that you, the reader, are about to be infected with a neurological meme-based virus encoded to trigger your genetic predisposition for peer pressure. [Read more...]

Review: Daemon – One Of The Best Books Of The Year

Daniel Suarez’s DaemonDaemon reviews is an amazing story.  And I’m not talking about the actual plot; for that, the word “Amazing” would not suffice.  No, I am referring to the incredible series of events which are leading up to its publication and release on January 8th. After writing Daemon back in 2004, Suarez faced the uphill battle common to many first-time authors.  Unable to find a buyer, yet confident of the quality of his work, he decided to self-publish.  Using print-on-demand, Suarez pumped out a few dozen copies a month, at the time sporting the pseudonym of Leinad Zeraus, his real name spelled backwards. Eventually the book achieved an underground and vocal following.  A tipping point of sorts was reached, and the right people began promoting the book in whatever way they could, people like Craig, of CraigslistCraigslist fame and Rick Klau, at Feedburner (now owned by GoogleGoogle).  This network helped boost sales until the bright folks at Dutton publishing realized that a phenomenal author was going ignored. [Read more...]