Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a matematics genius-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 ...
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Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a matematics genius-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. The first of a spellbinding future history trilogy that charts what will happen when the world's first first, and superior, artificial-intelligence is born in the web.
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Good in good dust jacket. jacket a bit worn at edges, large stain on inner surface of jacket; copy has a few ruffled pages, page blocks a bit soiled; text unmarked, binding firm. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 356 p. WWW Trilogy. Audience: General/trade.
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I was surprised and then pleased to find that WAKE is the first of a planned trilogy with WATCH due in 2010 and WONDER in 2011. My only regret is having to wait for the sequels!
The idea of a self-aware computer is not new (read the superb Robert A. Heinlein novel THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS) but Sawyer takes it to a whole new level: The World Wide Web reaches the necessary size to become self-aware.
In my opinion Robert Sawyer is Canada's greatest living writer. He never disappoints. Go to any new or used bookstore and pick up any book with his name on it. Get WAKE while you're at it. You'll be glad you did.