WE ARE ANONYMOUS follows the birth and growth of Internet “hacktivist” group Anonymous—from its lowly roots in the image board 4chan through its evolution to the much-hyped collective that took down several foreign government websites.

How much do you know about Anonymous, beyond that they wore V For Vendetta masks and compromised SONY? Is it true that there was no hierarchy to speak of? Did they really take down the FBI website? How much in-fighting was there behind the scenes? And above all, how did they do it—and why? WE ARE ANONYMOUS answers all these questions and plenty more in a truly edge-of-your-seat fashion. Never before has a non-fiction book kept me reading this intently—it reads like a novel, with drama, intrigue, and a healthy dose of betrayal. Parmy Olsen pulls off the narrative brilliantly by following a core group within Anonymous that eventually breaks off into their own anti-security movement, LulzSec. You may not think a book about young adults sitting at their computers all day could be that engaging, but it’s intense as hell. WE ARE ANONYMOUS is definitely a must-read for anyone with a passing knowledge of the group that wishes to know more.