Wake
- 384pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
What happens when the internet comes alive? An SF thriller of terrifying possibilities.
WWW Serie
Questa serie esplora i confini della percezione umana e della realtà digitale. Quando una ragazza cieca riceve un impianto tecnologico, la sua comprensione del mondo si espande esponenzialmente. Inizia a percepire processi nascosti nel regno virtuale, rimanendo invischiata in una cospirazione globale. La narrazione approfondisce i misteri celati nel cyberspazio, dove si scontrano tecnologia, etica e la natura stessa della coscienza.
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- 368pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Caitlin Decter could never have anticipated what was coming when she first sensed a strange presence on the internet Webmind is an emerging consciousness that has befriended blind mathematics genius Caitlin Decter and has grown eager to learn about her world. But Webmind has also come to the attention of WATCH - the secret government agency that monitors the Internet for any threat to the United States-and they're fully aware of Caitlin's involvement in its awakening. WATCH is convinced that Webmind represents a risk to national security and wants it purged from cyberspace. But Caitlin believes in Webmind's capacity for compassion-and she will do anything and everything necessary to protect her friend.
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.