I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a honest review. I loved how the book begins with the strange mass animal deaths as this is already occurring and they hold a great intrigue for me. After everybody dies however I found the book to be quite slow going however still captivating. Although it is not action packed I thought this book rang true to what people might actually do if such an event were to occur. For example after the family have stocked up on all their immediate needs and had concluded there was no impending danger Dan finds leisure in perusing through a cigar shop. (I can see myself doing similar but perhaps through a book store!) and later breaks in to steal some luxury cars. I found the ending to be not only original but also captivating with the suggestions that the human race had nearly destroyed itself on other occasions after having destroyed a previous planet. The last chapter however seemed a bit rushed however and I thought a few more pages about the current situation of the human race would have improved it. All in all I really enjoyed this book. Personally I would have loved a bit more hard science and action. Nonetheless I look forward to reading the next books in the series and think it deserves all the awards it has received. I recommend this book to anyone who loves post-apocalyptic novels :) The Daimones Trilogy - Writers' Relief editorial assessmentThe trilogy is a First Contact story where one of the dominant races in the galaxy culls the human race for inscrutable reasons—at first.Vol.1, "Daimones", introduces readers to a silent but deadly invasion that leaves the few survivors befuddled, wary, and broken. Dan Amenta and his family awake one day in a world where everyone is dead but no evidence points to a cause. Initial searches for survivors yield nothing and—in panic—the family turns their house into a stronghold.Eventually, they find Laura, a young, sexy, and disruptive girl who have seen…things. Her presence adds questions about what is moral and ethical in this new reality. She manages to win their hearts, and leads Dan to temptation. Laura reveals her panicking encounter with strange entities which Dan recognizes in his childhood hallucinations.Dan forces himself to find and confront them: an older power—the Moîrai—controls the fate of men. A few Selected—as they are called by the aliens—will face the ultimate quest: a painful genetic transformation and work toward the rebirth of a new human race, or oblivion and death in isolation. They are surrounded by other humans, the 'spared ones' the aliens allowed to live to better support the transformation of their ‘selected’ human specimens.PA novels are often about cataclysmic events, survivors fending off dangers at every page, zombie attacks, aliens destroying everything for inscrutable reasons, or as a fulfillment of a religious prophecy. Daimones is different. The novel places a few survivors in a world that experienced a planetary culling of humankind, one with no immediate or apparent cause. The Apocalypse has arrived yet the 'why' and 'how' remain unknown in a frustrating and fearful reality for Dan Amenta and his family. They will grow, and the Selected will part more and more from the 'spared ones’ in subtle ways.Daimones Trilogy is a sci-fi for the thinking person and who loves to envision a story through a growing, and complex character personality. Confusion, sadness, and fear mix into Dan's mind, and doubts accompany him as he slowly becomes the leader of the new race of men.
What do You think about Daimones (2012)?
An excellent book. I was not expecting the turn of events towards the end. That was a nice surprise.
—Mike
It was okay, but not compelling enough for me to be in a hurry to read the rest of the trilogy.
—lovebird
Not a fan of this writing style. The writer explains and explains endlessly.
—Schneryka
This book was very interesting. Hope to get to read the next book soon. :)
—emorana87
