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Gladstone, the so-called "Internet Messiah," has not only failed to bring back the Web, but his search has landed him in a New York City psychiatric ward. The rest of the world isn't doing so well either, filled with disconnected Internet users still jonesing for a fix, and an increasingly draconian Government, interrogating and detaining anyone deemed a "person of interest" under the NET Recovery Act.
For Gladstone, however, finding the Net is less important than heading to Los Angeles to win back his ex-wife. He takes up residence on the couch of his old friend, gossip-blogger Tobey, while trying to rebuild his lost romance. But when Gladstone's old journal account of the Internet Apocalypse goes "paper viral," his newfound celebrity puts him at the forefront of the Internet Reclamation Movement. Soon he is a target for shadowy government agents, and a reluctant collaborator with Anonymous who provides a clue that promises to explain the Internet's disappearance.
Full of funny yet cutting social commentary, “Agents of the Internet Apocalypse” continues the trilogy that imagines a dystopian world without the Web.
For Gladstone, however, finding the Net is less important than heading to Los Angeles to win back his ex-wife. He takes up residence on the couch of his old friend, gossip-blogger Tobey, while trying to rebuild his lost romance. But when Gladstone's old journal account of the Internet Apocalypse goes "paper viral," his newfound celebrity puts him at the forefront of the Internet Reclamation Movement. Soon he is a target for shadowy government agents, and a reluctant collaborator with Anonymous who provides a clue that promises to explain the Internet's disappearance.
Full of funny yet cutting social commentary, “Agents of the Internet Apocalypse” continues the trilogy that imagines a dystopian world without the Web.
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Reviews
"With his sharp wit and Googlesque knowledge of the Web, Gladstone lays bare the ways viral communication has become the infrastructure of our economic and cultural identity….At its core, Notes from the Internet Apocalypse is a love story...it will break your heart."
The Washington Post
"The punchlines are pitch-perfect. Anyone who spends time sharing jokes in web communities will find this satire irresistible. "
Booklist on Notes from the Internet Apocalypse
"A belly-laugh account."
Toronto Star on Notes from the Internet Apocalypse
Extended Details
- SeriesInternet Apocalypse #2