Wake
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What happens when the internet comes alive? An SF thriller of terrifying possibilities.
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Deze serie verkent de grenzen van menselijke perceptie en digitale realiteit. Wanneer een blind meisje een technologisch implantaat ontvangt, breidt haar begrip van de wereld zich exponentieel uit. Ze begint verborgen processen in het virtuele domein waar te nemen en raakt verstrikt in een wereldwijde samenzwering. Het verhaal duikt in mysteries die verborgen liggen in cyberspace, waar technologie, ethiek en de aard van bewustzijn met elkaar botsen.
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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.