Mother of Storms (Electronic book text)

In the middle of the Pacific, a gigantic hurricane accidentally triggered by nuclear explosions spawns dozens more in its wake.
A world linked by a virtual-reality network experiences the devastation first hand, witnessing the death of civilization as we know it and the violent birth of an emerging global consciousness.
Vast in scope, yet intimate in personal detail, "Mother of Storms" is a visionary fusion of cutting-edge cyberspace fiction and heart-stopping storytelling in the grand tradition, filled with passion, tragedy, and the triumph of the human spirit.

1995 SF Chronicle Award nominee, best novel

1995 Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee

1994 HOMer Award nominee

1995 Hugo Award nominee, best novel

1995 Locus Poll Award nominee, best SF novel

1995 Nebula Award nominee, best novel

"Breathtaking... this winning blend of gripping thriller and dazzling SF should establish Barnes as one of the most able and impressive of SF's rising stars"
   "PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"
"One of the best disaster novels ever... Barnes's prodigious show of talent in "Orbital Resonance" and "A Million Open Doors" earned each a Nebula best novel nomination. If the dazzling scope of his latest effort is any measure of worth, a third nomination can be expected... Barnes masterfully juggles many narrative elements, ranging from a realistic vision of the mod-twenty-first century to a wide cast of complex, believable characters. A heavy dose of sheer storytelling power combined with hard-edged speculative science -- including the twenty-first century's three-dimensional equivalent of television, XV."
   "BOOKLIST"
"A great big romp of aquasi-cyberpunk novel... It delivers!"
   "WIRED"
"With "Mother of Storms," John Barnes assumes his place as a major SF writer of the 1