Verdugo Press News

Daemon and FreedomTM acquired by Dutton in Major Publishing Deal

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:17:11 -0700

Leinad Zeraus' hi-tech thrillers, Daemon and the upcoming FreedomTM, have been acquired by the Dutton imprint of Penguin Books. Daemon will be re-released by Dutton in hard cover in January, 2009. A release date for FreedomTM is not yet set.

Both books will be published under the author's real name, Daniel Suarez, not his nom de plume, 'Leinad Zeraus'.

Verdugo Press wants to thank all our readers for the tremendous grass roots support for the Daemon series of books. It was your enthusiasm and word-of-mouth referrals that prompted this deal -- which in turn will bring the series to a worldwide audience. Many thanks!

Daemon picks up endorsements from Stewart Brand and John Robb

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 22:18:13 -0800

Leinad Zeraus's 2006 high-tech thriller, Daemon, just garnered high praise from Stewart Brand...

"DAEMON is better than early Tom Clancy...The tech is invoked with insider knowledge, the writing is better, and deeper issues are explored with greater imagination."

--Stewart Brand, Founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, co-founder of the Global Business Network and the Long Now Foundation

...and also and endorsement from John Robb ...

"Zeraus is the best author of tech fiction since Bruce Sterling and Neal Stephenson. Buy everything he
writes." John Robb, Author of Brave New War

101 Uses for a Dead Screenwriter scheduled for 4th Quarter 2008 release

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:18:14 -0700

Martin Canard's tongue-in-cheek guide for making use of the surplus screenwriters expiring in Los Angeles County every year goes on sale in late, 2008.

Changes Coming in Publishing Business Model?

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 19:07:24 -0700

The New York Times published this article about on-demand retail printing technology that might go a long way fixing the current book distribution process. This is particularly true if transportation costs increase further.

More Praise for Leinad Zeraus's high-tech thriller, Daemon

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:23:44 -0700

More than just another high-tech thriller, Daemon has captured the attention of technological experts worldwide. Jim McGee, Ph.D of Harvard Business School and a director of Huron Consulting Group says:

"Good storytelling can be one of the best ways to wrap your head around the implications of the technological changes we are immersed in. But that depends on finding storytellers who combine talent for story with a willingness and ability to understand the pertinent technologies. Zeraus qualifies. Daemon is highly recommended."

Daemon website

The Case for Inefficiency scheduled for 4th Quarter, 2008 release

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:54:22 -0700

The Case for Inefficiency (non-fiction) by Raymond Darrow examines the unintended effects of uniformity & industrialization on the modern world. Darrow, a logistics expert with a decade of experience optimizing corporate distribution networks, contemplates the passionate pursuit of efficiency and its potential to plant the seeds for the collapse of civilization ...

Gamedev.net - Daemon Haiku Contest

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 18:46:11 -0700

Gamedev.net -- the most popular game development resource on the web - is running a haiku contest in July to give away four copies of Leinad Zeraus's high-tech thriller, Daemon.

The contest mirrors a memorable scene from early in the book.

Matt Cutts on Daemon...

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 20:00:33 -0700

Google's renowned web-spam guru, Matt Cutts, enjoyed Daemon enough to post it on his blog.