Webmind -- the vast consciousness that spontaneously emerged from the infrastructure of the World Wide Web -- has proven its worth to humanity by aiding in everything from curing cancer to easing international tensions. But the brass at the Pentagon see Webmind as a threat that needs to be eliminated. Caitlin Decter -- the once-blind sixteen-year-old math genius who discovered, and bonded with, Webmind -- wants desperately to protect her friend.
And if she doesn't act, everything -- Webmind included -- may come crashing down.