Sanctuary is an anthropological reserve for people who seek an escape from capitalist society. Once in the park, residents cannot leave. Anthropologists who oversee the park struggle with moral and ethical questions of their involvement.
At a university, on the decaying Florida coastline, research students discover secrets to life through studying distributed intelligence.
A Hacker convention turns into an international syndicate. Over the years, the syndicate grows, as corporate controlled nation states fight to maintain relevance.
A woman is kidnapped and forced into slavery on a remote resort island, somewhere in the Pacific.