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The Web - 2028 #5

by Pat Cadigan

Paralysed after a diving accident, Max uses link-ups designed to let people experience the infinite worlds of the Web to experience Realworld instead. However, there are others using people like Max to get into Realworld, others who have travelled a very long way to get there.

Genres: Science Fiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

Pat Cadigan is an American-born science fiction author, who broke through as a major writer as part of the cyberpunk movement. Her early novels and stories all shared a common theme, exploring the relationship between the human mind and technology.

Her first novel, Mindplayers, introduced what became a common theme to all her works. Her stories blurred the line between reality and perception by making the human mind a real and explorable place. Her second novel, Synners, expanded upon the same theme, and featured a future where direct access to the mind via technology was in fact possible.

She has won a number of awards, including the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award twice,in 1992, and 1995 for her novels Synners and Fools.

She currently lives in London, England with her family.

Reviews

[Pacyfa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was disappointed with this book. I just did not relate emotionally to this book in any way. To me it was very dry with unlikeable characters.