# Freedom by Daniel Suarez 7 Hacker News commenters recommended Freedom by Daniel Suarez and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Fans of Daemon recommend this sequel as an enjoyable thriller. The most common caveat is that one critic found it pretty bad and not culturally influential. ## Why people recommend it - Enjoyable, fans of Daemon (2 comments): "I've been re-reading a couple of Daniel Suarez's books (Daemon & Freedom) and enjoying them immensely." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47330727)) "I loved Daemon, and FreedomTM." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46075076)) - Sequel to Daemon (2 comments): "sequel Freedom (TM) (2010) by Daniel Suarez are also on that theme" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47253433)) "I loved Daemon, and FreedomTM." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46075076)) ## What people warn about - Pretty bad, little cultural impact (1 comments): "it's pretty bad and definitely a factor in why the original didn't have very much cultural impact" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50238213)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hunt-for-red-october.md): 7 recommend - [Reamde by Neal Stephenson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/reamde.md): 6 recommend - [Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kill-decision.md): 3 recommend - [The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown](https://hackerapproved.com/p/da-vinci-code.md): 3 recommend - [Angels and Demons by Dan Brown](https://hackerapproved.com/p/angels-and-demons.md): 3 recommend ## Where to get it - [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0451231899?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link) - [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780451231895) (affiliate link) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Freedom by Daniel Suarez", https://hackerapproved.com/p/freedom/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).