num_pages: 438
description: Las Vegas is gonedestroyed in a terrorist attack. Black Hawk helicopters patrol the skies over New York City. And immersive online gaming is the most dangerous street drug around. In this dystopic near-future technology has leapt forward once again and neuro-headsets have replaced computer keyboards. Just slip on a headset and its the Internet at the speed of thought.For teen hacker Sam Wilson a headset is a must. But as he becomes familiar with the new technology he has a terrifying realization. If anything on his computer is vulnerable to a hack what happens when his mind is linked to the system? Could consciousness itself be hijacked? Before he realizes whats happened Sams incursion against the worlds largest telecommunications company leads him to the heart of the nations cyberdefense network and brings him face to face with a terrifying and unforeseen threat.Brian Falkner author of The Tomorrow Code has created an action-packed and thought-provoking science fiction adventure in which a brilliant young computer hacker fights to prevent the human race from being deleted.Fans of Cory Doctorows Little Brother and M. T. Andersons Feed will love this high-octane techno thriller.
language: English
title: Brainjack
publisher: Walker Books Australia