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Author: Robert J. Sawyer | Website
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On the eve of a secret military operation, an assassin's bullet strikes President Seth Jerrison. He is rushed to the hospital, where surgeons struggle to save his life. At the same hospital, researcher Dr. Ranjip Singh is experimenting with a device that can erase traumatic memories. Then a terrorist bomb detonates. In the operating room, the president suffers cardiac arrest. He has a near-death experience-but the memories that flash through Jerrison's mind are not his memories. It quickly becomes clear that the electromagnetic pulse generated by the bomb amplified and scrambled Dr. Singh's equipment, allowing a random group of people to access one another's minds. And now one of those people has access to the president's memories- including classified information regarding the upcoming military mission, which, if revealed, could cost countless lives. But the task of determining who has switched memories with whom is a daunting one- particularly when some of the people involved have reason to lie...
WWW : Wonder
Webmind-the vast consciousness that spontaneously emerged from the infrastructure of the World Wide Web-has proven its worth to humanity by aiding in everything from curing cancer to easing international tensions. But the brass at the Pentagon see Webmind as a threat that needs to be eliminated.
Caitlin Decter-the once-blind sixteen-year-old math genius who discovered, and bonded with, Webmind-wants desperately to protect her friend. And if she doesn't act, everything-Webmind included-may come crashing down.
Reviewer: PennyAsh
Review: Jul 11, 2011
Genre(s): Science Fiction
First let me say WWW: Wonder by Robert J Sawyer, the third book in the WWW series, was okay. It was well written and generally an all-around good book. That being said I had some problems with it. I didn't care for the way I saw the military being portrayed. I thought it was a bit too stereotypical, as were some of the solutions to problems in the plot. Another problem I had were a few places where it seemed
WWW : Watch
Sixteen-year-old Caitlin Decter was born blind. But, thanks to an implant in her head, she can now see the real world—and also see webspace, the structure of the World Wide Web. There, she’s found a nascent consciousness, which she’s helped bring forth, letting it, too, see the world for the first time.
The consciousness takes the name Webmind. Caitlin’s parents know about it, and so does WATCH, a secret US government agency that monitors terrorist activity on the Web (violating civil liberties as it does so). Caitlin is convinced that Webmind is benign, but her parents are afraid the public will view Webmind—which can now crack any password and read everyone’s email—as Big Brother.
Caitlin discovers that WATCH is on to them. She figures the best way to protect Webmind is by having it prove its benevolence to the world by eliminating all the spam from the Internet.
But Caitlin’s boyfriend accidentally reveals the secret of Webmind’s structure to WATCH. Armed with that information, the government tries to wipe out Webmind. Caitlin travels into webspace, helping Webmind overwhelm WATCH’s computers by redirecting all the billions of intercepted spam messages at them.
Webmind really is trying to help humanity, but Caitlin knows that they’ve only bought a little time. The dark forces of the government—the real Big Brother—will try again to wipe Webmind out. But Caitlin is determined to triumph: she’ll show them that her Big Brother can take their Big Brother.
Reviewer: Kyraninse
Review: Jun 6, 2010
Genre(s): Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Brilliant, clever, and emotionally engaging -- Watch is definitely a book worth picking up.
I appreciated how Sawyer used science that is current today, twisted it a bit, and gave it believable life in the form of Webmind. Although there is quite a bit of jargon and sometimes Caitlyn, her father, and Matt seem to retreat into their own little world where scientific knowledge is presupposed, there's alw
WWW : Wake
"One of the foremost science fiction writers of our generation"(SF Site) comes to Ace with a trilogy of the Web's awakening.
Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a genius at math-and blind. Still, she can surf the net with the best of them, following its complex paths clearly in her mind. But Caitlin's brain long ago co-opted her primary visual cortex to help her navigate online. So when she receives an implant to restore her sight, instead of seeing reality, the landscape of the World Wide Web explodes into her consciousness, spreading out all around her in a riot of colors and shapes. While exploring this amazing realm, she discovers something-some other-lurking in the background. And it's getting more and more intelligent with each passing day . . .
Reviewer: Kyraninse
Review: May 19, 2009
Genre(s): Sci-Fi / Fantasy
WWW:Wake is a gripping story with a novel premise and almost flawless execution. I would have loved if the story had gone on past where Caitlin realizes just who exactly she is talking to. There is just the right amount of facts to keep things real and be thought provoking without bogging the reader down. I especially enjoyed the sections where the Internet entity Webmind was struggling towards sentience.
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