Demon Seed : A Thriller

from MomsterBookworm

This is a little bit like HAL in '2001: Space Odyssey', whereby an artificial intelligence seeks to undermine its human creators. In this story, Adam 2 who 'resides' in servers and circuitry attempts to embody itself, impregnate a woman (the means of which unfold in the story) who will then birth...

from LouCypher

A very good no brainer quick read from Mr. Koontz. Doesn't get too in depth either plot wise or character wise but moves very quickly and to the point. I enjoyed reading this in 2011 after 14 years since he re-wrote it and seeing how close artificial intelligence and computers in general are comi...

from Stahl-Ricco

Boy, did Winona Ryder dodge a bullet! :-) A good, quick read about a crazy Artificial Intelligence entity that takes over a house and terrorizes its female occupant, Ms. Susan Harris. The A.I. even wants to reproduce with Susan! It's a crazy idea, but a good story and I'm glad I read it! And I'm ...

from LaurenGommert

Not one of my favorite Koontz novels, but scary none the less. It's spooky in the same way that Hal from Space Odyssey makes you want to rip out all of your electronic devices. It's a quick read that, oddly enough, raises some essential questions about society, the role of gender, and what consti...

from thejonsoon

Having never read the original, I have to disagree with most reviews on here and express that this is an excellent book. Ignoring themes that it may only scrape the surface of, taken at face value, it is a chilling tale, dripping with black humour. It provides dark, paranoia-inducing sci-fi eleme...