The World's Wide Web

The World's Wide Web

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Altair is a young genius, a girl who was the daughter of the pioneer of WWWIs, otherwise known as World Wide Web Immersers. This wonderful new technology allowed users to browse the web as an alternate realm that they could interact in, like an MMO game. After being abandoned by her father, who left his family to focus more time with his virtual lover, Altair focuses her time on her studies, desiring to overtake her father's greatness one day. A few years pass and she joins in on the online world that her dad made, only to have her first experience ruined by a terrorist group called the Naturalists. After they jam the system and the users become trapped online, Altair must find a way to stop them from killing everyone who uses WWWIs. After all, she is the only one who knows the system, inside and out.
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In a future where one family holds dominion over an entire system of planets, the Soladrens live in opulence beyond imagination. But their wealth and power have bred complacency, corruption, and a dangerous detachment from the people they rule. Beneath their glittering empire, rebellion simmers in the slums of industrial worlds, fueled by anger and despair. Cressida Soladren, the calculating matriarch of the dynasty, knows the family's decay cannot be ignored-not if they wish to maintain control. Desperate for a solution, Cressida turns to an ancient philosophy: suffering as a crucible for strength. She devises a daring experiment-a "swap" to force understanding between the ruling elite and the oppressed. Lyra Soladren, her rebellious and entitled daughter, is sent to live among the Grounders, the lowest rung of society, to experience their struggles firsthand. In exchange, Dax Marent, a charismatic and ruthless rebel leader, is brought into the Soladren fold, offered the education and resources of the family he seeks to destroy. As Lyra battles to survive in a world where her family name is a curse, she discovers unexpected humanity and strength in the people she once scorned. Meanwhile, Dax navigates the decadent halls of the Soladrens' moon palace, using his newfound access to learn their weaknesses. But as rebellion ignites across the system, both Lyra and Dax find themselves questioning their roles. Can they dismantle the systems of suffering from within, or will they be consumed by the very power they seek to challenge?

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