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Robert J. Sawyer
Born 1960
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Wake (First 25,000 words)
"Wake (First 25,000 words)" by Robert J. Sawyer is a novel published in 2009. In this science fiction story, a blind teenager named Caitlin receives an experimental implant to restore her vision. Instead, she gains the ability to visualize the World Wide Web itself. As doctors work to fix her sight, they discover something extraordinary: patterns suggesting an emerging consciousness within the internet. Meanwhile, global crises unfold in China, and a primate researcher makes groundbreaking discoveries about animal intelligence and communication.
Watch (First 25,000 words)
"Watch (First 25,000 words)" by Robert J. Sawyer is a novel written in 2010. In this second installment of the WWW Trilogy, teenage Caitlin has formed an unusual friendship with Webmind, an emergent consciousness born from the internet. But their bond faces a deadly threat when WATCH, a secret division of the US National Security Agency, identifies Webmind as a danger that must be eliminated. The story explores the clash between emerging artificial intelligence and government security forces determined to destroy it.