Wake by Robert J. Sawyer

*Used - very good condition

Published by Penguin Canada 2009

The mind-blowing story of the web--and it's awakening...

Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a genius at math--and blind. Still, she can surf the net with the best of them, following its complex paths clearly in her mind. When a Japanese researcher develops a new signal-processing implant that might give her sight, she jumps at the chance, flying to Tokyo for the operation. But Caitlin's brain long ago co-opted her primary visual cortex to help her navigate online. So once the implant is activated, it's not the visual world but rather the landscape of the world wide web that explodes into her consciousness, spreading out all around her in a riot of colors and shapes. While exploring this amazing realm, she discovers something--some other--lurking in the background. And it's getting smarter...