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Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers #3
Net force : la solitudine del numero uno
Nel 2025 i computer dominano il mondo. E Net Force è una squadra di agenti investigativi che ha il compito di sorvegliare la rete e di proteggerla da qualsiasi attività criminale on-line. Tra essi c'è un gruppo di ragazzi formidabili che con i computer sono a volte più abili degli adulti: i Net Force Explorers, maghi dell'informatica che sono in grado di arrivare dove nessun altro è mai arrivato e che combattono il crimine come nessun altro ha mai fatto...
La giovane Maj Green ha impiegato un anno a perfezionare il suo evolutissimo simulatore che riproduce il volo inaugurale dell'XB-70, un aereo risalente al 1964.
Ma al suo compagno Roddy L'Officier sono bastati pochi secondi per sabotare il programma e distruggerlo.
Non è la prima volta che Roddy danneggia il software di Net Force. E i Net Force Explorers ne hanno abbastanza.
Perciò decidono di isolarlo privandolo di ogni contatto con la rete. Ma Roddy è più in gamba di loro. Il suo piano è semplice: creare un nuovo ambiente di lavoro, e vendicarsi.
La giovane Maj Green ha impiegato un anno a perfezionare il suo evolutissimo simulatore che riproduce il volo inaugurale dell'XB-70, un aereo risalente al 1964.
Ma al suo compagno Roddy L'Officier sono bastati pochi secondi per sabotare il programma e distruggerlo.
Non è la prima volta che Roddy danneggia il software di Net Force. E i Net Force Explorers ne hanno abbastanza.
Perciò decidono di isolarlo privandolo di ogni contatto con la rete. Ma Roddy è più in gamba di loro. Il suo piano è semplice: creare un nuovo ambiente di lavoro, e vendicarsi.
271 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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About the author
Diane Duane
111 books2,411 followersDiane Duane has been a writer of science fiction, fantasy, TV and film for more than forty years.
Besides the 1980's creation of the Young Wizards fantasy series for which she's best known, the "Middle Kingdoms" epic fantasy series, and numerous stand-alone fantasy or science fiction novels, her career has included extensive work in the Star Trek TM universe, and many scripts for live-action and animated TV series on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as work in comics and computer games. She has spent a fair amount of time on the New York Times Bestseller List, and has picked up various awards and award nominations here and there.
She lives in County Wicklow, in Ireland, with her husband of more than thirty years, the screenwriter and novelist Peter Morwood.
Her favorite color is blue, her favorite food is a weird kind of Swiss scrambled-potato dish called maluns, she was born in a Year of the Dragon, and her sign is "Runway 24 Left, Hold For Clearance."
(From her official website)
Besides the 1980's creation of the Young Wizards fantasy series for which she's best known, the "Middle Kingdoms" epic fantasy series, and numerous stand-alone fantasy or science fiction novels, her career has included extensive work in the Star Trek TM universe, and many scripts for live-action and animated TV series on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as work in comics and computer games. She has spent a fair amount of time on the New York Times Bestseller List, and has picked up various awards and award nominations here and there.
She lives in County Wicklow, in Ireland, with her husband of more than thirty years, the screenwriter and novelist Peter Morwood.
Her favorite color is blue, her favorite food is a weird kind of Swiss scrambled-potato dish called maluns, she was born in a Year of the Dragon, and her sign is "Runway 24 Left, Hold For Clearance."
(From her official website)
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June 27, 2020
In un futuro dove la realtà virtuale fa parte della vita quotidiana, un gruppo di ragazzi si trova per confrontare le proprie simulazioni.
Uno di questi però un giorno decide di rompere irrimediabilmente la simulazione di un'altra persona, il gruppo come punizione decide allora di allontanarlo.
Accadono però dei fatti strani, in particolare una persona del gruppo viene colpita da uno strano caso di meningite mentre partecipa ad una festa virtuale. Che sia una vendetta del reietto che ha scoperto un modo per ferire tramite la realtà virtuale le persone nel mondo reale?
Uno di questi però un giorno decide di rompere irrimediabilmente la simulazione di un'altra persona, il gruppo come punizione decide allora di allontanarlo.
Accadono però dei fatti strani, in particolare una persona del gruppo viene colpita da uno strano caso di meningite mentre partecipa ad una festa virtuale. Che sia una vendetta del reietto che ha scoperto un modo per ferire tramite la realtà virtuale le persone nel mondo reale?
August 24, 2013
Tedious beginning, mediocre ending
Madeline Green, also known as Maj, is a member of the Group of Seven: a gathering of youngsters that enjoy creating virtual simulations of historic events. Maj has just finished her simulation of a 1964 bomber plane that originally crashed on its maiden voyage. She invites the Group of Seven to watch and judge her latest creation. But early in the simulation something goes dreadfully wrong: Maj is unable to control the plane and she crashes almost directly after take-off. When it becomes clear that Roddy, the super intelligent loner of the group, has sabotaged Maj's simulation just to prove that he can, the group decides to teach Roddy a lesson. But this only inflames the situation: Roddy's out for revenge.
It is difficult to make sense of the author's decision to use the first quarter of One Is the Loneliest Number as a tedious description of a virtual simulation. Apart from a poor introduction of the main character is does not contain any information that tickles the curiosity of the reader. It is more than obvious that the simulation is going to crash, so building towards this is not adding much suspense to the story.
Luckily once this mind-numbing setting has been concluded the story really starts. The tone and rhythm completely change, another character is introduced in the form of Mark Grideley who immediately takes the lead and makes the character of Maj obsolete. It is as though the author realised his mistake and quickly took action to make the plot more exciting.
All considered this story turns out to be only a mediocre episode of the Netforce series, only to be read if you feel the urge to read the complete series.
Madeline Green, also known as Maj, is a member of the Group of Seven: a gathering of youngsters that enjoy creating virtual simulations of historic events. Maj has just finished her simulation of a 1964 bomber plane that originally crashed on its maiden voyage. She invites the Group of Seven to watch and judge her latest creation. But early in the simulation something goes dreadfully wrong: Maj is unable to control the plane and she crashes almost directly after take-off. When it becomes clear that Roddy, the super intelligent loner of the group, has sabotaged Maj's simulation just to prove that he can, the group decides to teach Roddy a lesson. But this only inflames the situation: Roddy's out for revenge.
It is difficult to make sense of the author's decision to use the first quarter of One Is the Loneliest Number as a tedious description of a virtual simulation. Apart from a poor introduction of the main character is does not contain any information that tickles the curiosity of the reader. It is more than obvious that the simulation is going to crash, so building towards this is not adding much suspense to the story.
Luckily once this mind-numbing setting has been concluded the story really starts. The tone and rhythm completely change, another character is introduced in the form of Mark Grideley who immediately takes the lead and makes the character of Maj obsolete. It is as though the author realised his mistake and quickly took action to make the plot more exciting.
All considered this story turns out to be only a mediocre episode of the Netforce series, only to be read if you feel the urge to read the complete series.
October 27, 2009
Old Children's Book. Liked it as a kid, but haven't read it in years.
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