Daemon and Freedom
Daemon and Freedom by Daniel Suarezby Daniel Suarez
Shares rank 88 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
People recommend it as a fiction take on AI and crypto DAOs that feels different from most AI singularity novels, and it still reads well when revisited years later.
People recommend it as a fiction take on AI and crypto DAOs that feels different from most AI singularity novels, and it still reads well when revisited years later.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Feels different from typical AI singularity novels
“They are very different from most of the AI singularity novels.”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Accelerando (2005)” Still resonates when reread years later
“They definitely hit different today than when I first read them in 2010 or thereabouts”
Comment from 16 May 2026 in “Accelerando (2005)” Blends AI with crypto DAOs
“Daemon+Freedom by Daniel Suarez (=AI + crypto DAOs)”
Comment from 16 May 2026 in “Accelerando (2005)”
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The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Daemon and Freedomby Daniel SuarezThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“They are very different from most of the AI singularity novels.”
“They definitely hit different today than when I first read them in 2010 or thereabouts”
“Daemon+Freedom by Daniel Suarez (=AI + crypto DAOs)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.