Agents of the Internet Apocalypse: A Novel

Wayne Gladstone

Jul 2015 · The Internet Apocalypse Trilogy Book 2 · Sold by Macmillan

About this ebook

Gladstone, the so-called "Internet Messiah," has not only failed to bring back the Web, but his search has landed him in a New York City psychiatric ward. The rest of the world isn't doing so well either, filled with disconnected Internet users still jonesing for a fix, and an increasingly draconian Government, interrogating and detaining anyone deemed a "person of interest" under the NET Recovery Act.

For Gladstone, however, finding the Net is less important than heading to Los Angeles to win back his ex-wife. He takes up residence on the couch of his old friend, gossip-blogger Tobey, while trying to rebuild his lost romance. But when Gladstone's old journal account of the Internet Apocalypse goes "paper viral," his newfound celebrity puts him at the forefront of the Internet Reclamation Movement. Soon he is a target for shadowy government agents, and a reluctant collaborator with Anonymous who provides a clue that promises to explain the Internet's disappearance.

Full of funny yet cutting social commentary, Agents of the Internet Apocalypse continues the trilogy that imagines a dystopian world without the Web.

Ratings and reviews

I still don't know why I was picturing DOB as Gladstone while reading this. Can't wait for book 3. Feel special; I only drop $12 on 200 pages for the best Cracked writers have to offer.

This was a mesmerizing journey through Gladstone's growth and the accompanying sadness and loss. The story of how the world adapts and moves on despite not having internet is fascinating, and a testament to peoples' ability to change with change. The most beautiful thing I took from this book is the search for pure things. Pure things exist and are worth fighting for. Would highly recommend.

About the author

WAYNE GLADSTONE is a longtime columnist for Cracked.com. He is the creator and star of the Hate by Numbers online video series. He is the author of Notes from the Internet Apocalypse and his writing has appeared on McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Comedy Central's Indecision, and in the collections You Might Be A Zombie and Other Bad News and The McSweeney's Joke Book of Book Jokes. He lives in New York.