Kill Decision
Kill Decision by Daniel Suarezby Daniel Suarez
Shares rank 4 of 7 thriller novels by recommenders
People recommend it for near-future technology and for predicting drone warfare well, and they praise Suarez as an excellent writer. No critics are recorded.
People recommend it for near-future technology and for predicting drone warfare well, and they praise Suarez as an excellent writer. No critics are recorded.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- 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: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 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
Predicted drone warfare well
“more than held up in it's predictions of drone warfare”
Comment from 5 Mar 2026 in “Daemon (2006)” Good near-future technology in thrillers
“his thrillers are always good (near-ish future tech)”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” Excellent writer
“He is an excellent writer.”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “A U.S. Strategy to Prevent the Creation of Mirror Life”
Other thriller novels people recommend
The four most recommended other thriller 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hunt for Red Octoberby Tom Clancy | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Freedomby Daniel Suarez | 7 | 1 | 88% | 4 | — | — |
| Reamdeby Neal Stephenson | 6 | 2 | 75% | 3 | — | — |
| Kill Decisionby Daniel SuarezThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| The Da Vinci Codeby Dan Brown | 3 | 2 | 60% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“his thrillers are always good (near-ish future tech)”
“He is an excellent writer.”
“more than held up in it's predictions of drone warfare”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.