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Matthew Sobol was a legendary computer game designer--the architect behind half a dozen popular online games. His premature death from brain cancer depressed both gamers and his company's stock price. But Sobol's fans weren't the only ones to note his passing. He left behind something ... read more
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- Detective Peter Sebeck: The lead detective on a mysterious murder case, which leads him, inevitably, into conflict with Matthew Sobol's daemon and its plan for humanity.
- Matthew A. Sobol: A posthumous character, about which the events of the novel originate and revolve. He is a genius computer scientist and video game designer who uses technology to achieve immortality (of sorts) by releasing his formidable master program, or daemon, on the internet.
- Roy Merritt: Add a description of this character.
- Brian Gragg
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“Anyone who ever tried to share pizza with roommates knows that Communism cannot ever work. If Lenin and Marx had just shared an apartment, perhaps a hundred million lives might have been spared and put to productive use making sneakers and office furniture.”
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Matthew A. Sobol, PhD, cofounder and chief technology officer of Cyberstorm Entertainment (HTSM-Nasdaq), died today at age 34 after a prolonged battle with brain cancer.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Leinad Zeraus (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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