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Watch (WWW Trilogy, Book 2) Mass Market Paperback – March 29 2011

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Blind from birth, Caitlin Decter received the gift of sight with the aid of a signal-processing retinal implant. The technology also gave her an unexpected side effect—the ability to “see” the digital data streams of the World Wide Web. And within the Web she perceived an extraordinary presence, and woke it up.

It calls itself Webmind. It is an emerging consciousness that has befriended Caitlin and 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 whether foreign, domestic, or online—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…

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WWW Trilogy
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10.82 x 3.18 x 19.1 cm
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Penguin Canada
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March 29 2011
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014305631X
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“[Sawyer is] a brilliant thinker pondering some of the most fundamental questions we face today … a complex and fascinating book … Sawyer maintains the same high-level interplay of ideas and action that characterizes all his work, and even readers who haven’t read the first volume will be satisfied. I can’t imagine how he’s going to complete the trilogy, but I do know it will involve a wildly creative combination of cutting-edge science from multiple disciplines.” - Michael Basilières, National Post

“Sawyer shows his genius in combining cutting-edge scientific theories and technological developments with real human characters…. Sawyer is a master at research, and uses his novels to inform and educate as well as to entertain. His works are both revelatory and thought-provoking…. Watch is as fine a novel as we have come to expect from Sawyer, with a blend of human values and technological foresight.” - The Globe and Mail

“Watch is the second of three volumes in brilliant Canadian science-fiction novelist Robert J. Sawyer’s trilogy…. [I]t’s engaging…. He can write about the most sophisticated science while giving readers the room to understand what’s happening and follow the plot.” - Winnipeg Free Press

“This page-turning thriller by the author of Flashforward and the Neanderthal Parallax trilogy is a top-notch choice for sf fans.” - Library Journal

“Watch is a damn fine story. Sawyer spins and weaves a world so comfortable and close, you forget that it’s fiction. The humorous dialogue, the gleeful pop culture references and the Canadian cultural touchpoints expose Sawyer as a writer who loves to have fun with ideas and to eagerly share them with his readers. Watch is set in today’s Canada where, yes damn it, cool things can happen.” - FFWD

“Over the course of the two novels thus far, Sawyer has presented an interesting perspective of artificial intelligence and, perhaps, a 21st Century revisionist view of a cyberpunk story. The novel has the fresh feel of something that could happen in the very near future.” - SFF World

“There’s something about Robert J. Sawyer’s novels that strike a pleasing science fictional chord. They encompass all the things I like about science fiction, like cool ‘What if?’ extrapolations, portrayal of technology that leads to thought-provoking ideas, strong characters and engrossing plots. Watch, the second novel in his WWW trilogy after Wake, is no exception.… Watch is a helluva fun read and an excellent science fiction book.” - SF Signal

“One of the best things about Robert J. Sawyer is the way he references pop sci-fi culture; every book contains at least one reference to Star Trek. But in this novel, second in a trilogy about the singularity—the artificial-intelligence consciousness that is predicted to arise from the Internet—he gets to reference his own sci-fi TV creation, the ABC program FlashForward. It’s fun, but even better is the intelligent and compassionate approach this series is taking to the nature of consciousness.” - Sacramento News & Reviews

“There’s no middle book syndrome here; Robert J. Sawyer packs as much thought and development into this volume as he did into the first, turning out a compelling, thought-provoking entry in one of his best series to date. He’s one of those few writers who can be equally at home dealing with characters’ personal lives and tackling the hard science in an accessible way…. It’s optimistic, intelligent, and I can’t wait for the third in the series.” - SF Site

“Some thriller writers get you worried about the future. Sawyer makes the present perilous.” - Linwood Barclay, bestselling author of Too Close to Home

About the Author

Robert J. Sawyer was born in Ottawa and lives in Mississauga with his wife, poet Carolyn Clink. He has won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel. The ABC TV series FlashForward was based on his novel of the same name.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Canada (March 29 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 014305631X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143056317
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 272 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.82 x 3.18 x 19.1 cm

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Robert J. Sawyer is one of only eight writers ever to win all three of the world’s top awards for best science-fiction novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He has also won the Robert A. Heinlein Award, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and the Hal Clement Memorial Award; the top SF awards in China, Japan, France, and Spain; and a record-setting sixteen Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (“Auroras”).

Rob’s novel FlashForward was the basis for the ABC TV series of the same name, and he was a scriptwriter for that program. He also scripted the two-part finale for the popular web series Star Trek Continues.

He is a Member of the Order of Canada, the highest honor bestowed by the Canadian government, as well as the Order of Ontario, the highest honor given by his home province; he was also one of the initial inductees into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Rob lives just outside Toronto.His website and blog are at sfwriter.com, and on Facebook, Twitter, and Patreon he’s RobertJSawyer.

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Ariane

Another great Sawyer read

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 27, 2019

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Really enjoyed this book and the first one (Wake) which follows the amazing journey of a highly intelligent blind girl who is given the gift of sight through a newly designed "aid" which eventually does allow her to see for the first time. It also connects her to the World Wide Web, where she "sees" the connections in the Web and begins to recognize patterns. As she interacts with the software, she is gradually aware that there seems to be a developing intelligence emerging! Inevitably, there are political overtones, which become dangerous to the main characters, as the Web is, after all, World Wide! As always, Sawyer is very knowledgeable in the sciences, and obviously does a great deal of research into the scientific facts of all of his novels.

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Fredgq

Trilogies, aren't we tired of them by now.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 9, 2019

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Left many strings untied, like the first book. Why not just publish the novel as one book, not 3. Money?! Blame the author, or perhaps the publisher? Good marketing or greed.
Sawyer is still a very good author.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 30, 2019

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I needed this book for school dreading to read it, but it is very interesting and I ENJOYED READING IT

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Proudman

I like science fiction

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 30, 2015

I like science fiction. I LOVE science fiction that has great developed stories, that are totally believable, especially the science.
The future painted by Sawyer is not only believable, but likely.
I love this trilogy.

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Gerald Manning

Another Modern Classic from Canada's Grand Master

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 13, 2010

It often seems that there is nothing new in the world of Sci-Fi. Certainly the basic plot elements in the' www:' series (Wake, Watch...#3 in 2011) have been around forever. But Sawyer simply does it BETTER than just about any Grand Master in the annals of SF. The classic Artificial Intelligence scenario is brought firmly into the 21st century with Sawyer's profound grasp of the latest technology, philosophy,physiology,sociology, mathematics, ethics, and a host of other aspects of human knowledge, wisdom and nonsense. I have one minor quibble (the only one in all his works): having a 16 year old girl with very limited life experience explain complex ethical issues to a vast AI seems a bit odd, even if her IQ is 200. but it is VERY minor. As always, his character's seem real enough to touch (holodeck anyone?) and he brings his own brilliant plot twists to the classic themes. Hopefully Sawyer will be around long enough that we can keep his brain alive until at least 3000.

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Torstang

Unique

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 2, 2012

The WWW series was interesting. What first caught my eye was the cover of Wake. Something told me I just wanted that book. I hadn't read a book in nearly ten year, but Wake was so interesting, I had to keep reading. Watch was better than Wake, but you had to read Wake in order to understand what's going on. The final book, Wonder, probably should have been left out.

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Michael Jager

Story moves along ...

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 6, 2010

Watch is the second book in the WWW trilogy and really sets the pace for the third book. Robert J. Sawyer answered some questions from the first book, introduced new ones and moves the whole story into a more intense plot. I look forward with great anticipation to the third book, Wonder, due out next spring.

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Stef

Part 2

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 6, 2013

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Great continuation to the trilogy.no cos outs here. I really enjoyed this and have purchased part 3. I recommend the whole trilogy. The momentum is kept up throughout the second book.

Ale

Good 2nd book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 25, 2013

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I like Robert .J. Sawyer first of all, and this trilogy does not disappoint. Good 2nd chapter of a very good sci-fi story.

Stuart M. Mulne

Excellent as always

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 29, 2010

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First, a disclaimer. Rob Sawyer's a friend of mine.... I've never met him (I'm not sure I'm allowed in Canada) - just from CompuServe way back when, and e-mail once in a while since that poofed. I think I've read every novel he's ever written, and some other material done for the Canadian Broadcast Network or something like that.

My only complaint, ever, with Rob's work, is that the novels are too short. I really get rolling, and poof.... With multi-part stuff, like WWW:Watch, it's more of a "when will that next volume be out" thing, but he's done a couple others. Not that they're unfinished, but you get to know the characters - he does a fine job of that!

WWW:Watch is part 2 of a three- part series that is based on the WWW "coming alive", by way of a young girl's vision implant. The premise is believable, IMHO, because the "intelligence" available on the technical (hardware) side is there.

Mostly, it's just fun....

Rob's stuff tends to be slightly skewed to a Canadian viewpoint (which can be pretty funny - one of his better works is a "Time Machine" sort of story presuming buying the hardware at Best Buy or some such). He also KNOWS the science behind much of it - you don't see "because the Martians don't like green paint" solutions.... (That sort of warning was in the Star Trek style manual, many years ago.) An interesting read always.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go watch the mailbox. Volume 3 should be available soon.... :D

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Michael George

interesting continuation on mathematical themes

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2010

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I found this book to be an interesting continuation on the mathematical themes of WWW:Wake, centered around the 16-year old mathematical genius Caitlin Decter, and the idea of "emergent" phenomena, especially of the "consciousness" that has appeared in Webspace. Game theory notions appear to play an important role in this book, and I appreciated the way that emergence of ethical behavior and love was toyed with as something that could arise out of simple rule-based behavior. Playing with such ideas confronts us with the possibility of "over-ruling" the evolutionary "tyranny" of our genetic heritage. This is strongly emphasized in the "love story" vignettes in the book. The character development of Caitlin Decter and Webmind remained an appealing aspect of the book, despite some superficial stereotyping with respect to other characters.
Many threads were started in the first volume of the trilogy, and I felt that the author did a fairly good job of weaving some of them together. On the other hand, some of the more complex threads, such as the relationship between Caitlin and Bashira, appeared to be "cut out of the plot" by the ploy of having Caitlin be "home-schooled" by her parents. This was probably wise, because while playing with ideas is definitely one of Sawyer's strong points, he does not seem to be particularly able at describing the subtleties of human relationships.

Bennetheclone

Read it and then read it again

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 26, 2018

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This is everything I look for in a good read: characters I care about, a plot that keeps me involved, ideas that make me out the book down every once in a while and just think. Near-future, hard science, and intelligent writing, and quite a lot of things to read it research.

Sawyer is up there with Vinge in my world, with Hawking and Asimov and anyone else who has ever made me feel that sense of wonder, that stop of astonishment, that gasp of seeing something so new to the own perception that you are giddy for a few minutes.

That was a long sentence, but I stand by it. Even on rereading, his books make me think about new things.

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