Sleep State Interrupt (1) (The BetterWorld Trilogy) - Softcover

T. C. Weber

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193727697X ISBN 13: 9781937276973

Publisher: See Sharp Press, 2016

Synopsis

2017 Compton Crook Finalist for best debut science fiction novel! In Sleep State Interrupt, a giant media corporation has taken over the Internet, created an addictive virtual reality called BetterWorld, and controls nearly all information. Politicians do their bidding and a brainwashed humanity serves a privileged few. Waylee Freid, an unemployed Baltimore journalist with ever-worsening bipolar disorder, is the only hope for a brighter future. She and her countercultural friends bust a notorious teenage hacker out of jail and sneak into a closed presidential fundraiser at the Smithsonian castle, where they hope to record incriminating admissions that will wake up the world. Hunted by Homeland Security, Waylee and her friends must reach a sufficient audience by broadcasting their video during the Super Bowl. But to do so, they'll have to break into one of the most secure facilities ever built.

About this title

From the Author

I've always been worried about the concentration of media and the decline of journalism, and the threats those trends pose to independent, critical thought and democracy. For Sleep State Interrupt, it was just a matter of inventing characters who would also be concerned about it, and adding details of a near-future world. 
I lived in Baltimore and have been involved in music scenes and community organizing so it was easy to include those as background elements. The other locations as well. I have some experience with computers and video/news production. I consulted with experts to fill in the details, especially the tech-related ones. But a story is about people, and I let the characters, who are all pretty quirky, do their thing. If you read the free samples, you'll see it's a fun ride. 

About the Author

Ted Weber has pursued writing and music since childhood, and learned filmmaking and screenwriting in college, along with a little bit of physics. Trapped at home during the "Snowmageddon" of 2010, he began his first novel, and has been writing books ever since. By day, Mr. Weber works as an ecologist for a non-profit organization and has had a number of scientific papers and book chapters published. He lives in Annapolis, Maryland with his wife Karen. He enjoys traveling and has visited all seven continents.

Edition details

• Publisher: See Sharp Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 193727697X
• ISBN 13: 9781937276973
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 318