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6 | ''Wyrm'' is a 1998 novel by Mark Fabi. |
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8 | Michael Arcangelo is a programmer who specializes in combatting viruses and worms. When hired by a team that programmed a revolutionary chess-playing AI to investigate problems with their computer, he discovers evidence of a sentient computer worm. This program, Wyrm, has already stealthily disseminated itself across the Internet. It falls to Mike and a motley collection of fellow hackers to stop Wyrm before it brings about armageddon. |
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10 | !!This work contains examples of: |
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12 | %%* AIIsACrapshoot |
13 | %%* AccidentalAimingSkills: Done a couple times by Ragnar. |
14 | * AntagonistTitle: A OneWordTitle named after the malware that's also an ArtificialIntelligence that the protagonists are combating. |
15 | * ArtificialIntelligence: Wyrm, a sentient piece of malware. |
16 | * AsTheGoodBookSays: Each chapter is headed with a quote from the Literature/BookOfRevelation. |
17 | %%* BookEnds: [[spoiler:"It ate itself."]] |
18 | * CallARabbitASmeerp: The gamers are annoyed that Dworkin used idiosyncratic names like "sword-dancer" and "shadow-stalker" instead of "Fighter" and "Rogue", making it hard for them to tell what class they're even playing as. |
19 | * ChessMotifs: Used in the Armageddon battle against Wyrm. |
20 | * ComputerVirus: Computer viruses and worms feature heavily in the story, the most significant being Wyrm. |
21 | %%* {{Cyberspace}} |
22 | %%* DeepImmersionGaming |
23 | %%* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Beelzebub]] |
24 | %%* AGodAmI: Wyrm. |
25 | * GossipEvolution: Mike spends days tracking down the source of a rumor about Richard Dworkin only to discover he himself started it. |
26 | * {{Hell}}: A virtual version made by Wyrm. |
27 | %%* InstantAIJustAddWater |
28 | * MechanicalEvolution: Discussed, and the differences from biological evolution are noted. |
29 | %%* MillenniumBug |
30 | %%* MindProbe: Wyrm to [[spoiler:Beelzebub and Michael]]. |
31 | * MindRape: Wyrm, by the same means as the Mind Probe. |
32 | %%* OmnicidalManiac: Wyrm. |
33 | * OneWordTitle: An AntagonistTitle named after the malware that's also an ArtificialIntelligence that the protagonists are combating. |
34 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dragons of every conceivable type appear in the story. |
35 | %%* {{Ouroboros}} |
36 | * RecursiveAcronym: TRAP. It stands for TRAP Recursive Acronym Program. |
37 | * ShoutOut: Lots, particularly to Creator/MontyPython and Creator/LewisCarroll. |
38 | %%* UnusualUserInterface: The NIL. |
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