[Dowwie]

"Daemon" or "Kill Decision" by Daniel Suarez

"Snow Crash" by Neil Stephenson

[bovermyer]

I'll second Daemon. It's a really good novel.

[wpietri]

Agreed. For my tastes, a lot of tech thrillers are a little too "and then magic happens" when it comes to the tech details. Daemon's rich detail in this regard was appealing to me.

[hmhrex]

If you read Daemon, you really need to read FreedmonTM. It's a direct sequel, and almost has a hopeful vision of the future where Daemon has a dismal vision.

[bovermyer]

I've wondered about whether there was a sequel, given how Daemon ends.

[hmhrex]

Honestly, I feel like the story is incomplete without the sequel. It made the whole idea even better.

[pavel_lishin]

I didn't like Kill Decision; the extrapolated premise from "X occurs in nature" to "let's harness it with technology" was just a hair too ridiculous for me.