In the year 2025 the Internet practically runs the world, and its virtual reality webwork has to be policed by Net Force to prevent computer-terrorists from sabotaging it. But sometimes they need help. Which is where the Net Force Explorers come in, the young people s auxiliary for computer whizz-kids who have made it through a tough training programme.

The ninth in Tom Clancy's bestselling Net Force Explorers series is the most daringly inventive yet.