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“Daemon” by Daniel Suarez (Dutton, 2009)
Daniel Suarez has designed and developed enterprise software for the defense, finance, and entertainment industries, as well as being an independent systems consultant; he’s also an avid gamer. So...
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“For the Win” by Cory Doctorow (Tor, 2010)
For anyone who’s ever played an MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) game like World of Warcraft or Lord of the Rings Online, you know it can be a lot of fun. What you might not know is that if you’re...
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“Freedom™” by Daniel Suarez (Dutton, 2010)
After the runaway success of Daniel Suarez’s debut book, Daemon, the author wraps up the gripping story in the concluding Freedom. The daemon that was set lose with the death of Matthew Sobol...
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“Omnitopia Dawn” by Diane Duane (DAW, 2010)
In the style of Michael Crichton at his absolute best, blending gripping science fiction with a harsh, believable reality; bestselling author Diane Duane brings the incredible Omnitopia Dawn to life,...
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“Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline (Crown, 2011)
Ready Player One can best be described as nerd crack. It joins the ranks of a growing sub genre of books featuring an MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) game as its main construct. If you like...
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“Reamde” by Neal Stephenson (William Morrow, 2011)
This is book review number 600 for BookBanter! Neal Stephenson returns with one doorstop of a tome weighing in at over a thousand pages, with Reamde, which some computer geeks may have guessed is in...
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“Solarversia: The Year Long Game” by Toby Downton (Kindle, 2015)
If you like video games, chances are you’re either a fan of or are at least familiar with massive multiplayer online role-playing games, better known as MMORPGs. There are a lot of MMORPGs out there...
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