Godnet is a techno-thriller that takes place in a world where most of the planet's population is connected to the Mindnet, a thought-enabled Internet, accessible through an antenna-like implant in the brain.

The story begins with Mark Nelson, the inventor of the technology that made the Mindnet possible, awakening after being in a suspended state of animation in a NASA stasis pod for 42 years. Nelson tries to piece together his past. His only chance at a normal existence is to find his daughter, Ashley--if she is still alive. But his path to reunion results in a number of mishaps that put him on the wrong side of the law. On the run, he is abducted by the resistance movement Freedom for Humanity. It is through their captivity he discovers the Mindnet is controlled by a sentient form of artificial intelligence that has taken on the persona of God. Mark feels compunction for this atrocity. He vows to help the resistance destroy the God Conscious, even it means plunging civilization into chaos.

The genesis for Godnet came to me in 2004. World domination is not a new concept, but I thought it would be interesting to have a digital dictator in the guise of a compassionate, omnipresent God. Plug society into this "Internet for the mind," throw in a disaster and a race against time, and viola, you have the makings of a techno-thriller.

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