The Control

THECONTROLtellsthestoryofwhathappenswhenacutting-edgecomputer-braininterfaceisdevelopedtokeephibernatingcolonizerssafeandsanefortheirjourney.Tosendhumanitytoadistantgalaxy,themysteriousCEOofTheFullerCorporationmustdevelopacutting-edgecomputer-braininterfacetokeephishibernatingcolonizerssafeandsaneforajourneyofunknownlength.Mike,abrilliant,single-mindedprogrammer,andEric,anunorthodoxneurochemist,takeonthechallenge,eagertomaketheirmarkonhistory.Butastheycollaborateonthemostsophisticatedvirtualrealitysystemeverconceived,theirambitionsclashandtheyfindthemselvesworkingondifferentapproachestothesameprogram.WhenMike’smusegetswindoftheirproject,shesecretlyvolunteersasatestsubjectforEricandbecomestrappedinsideanunendingprogram.WhenMiketriestosaveher,hefindshimselfinachessgameofalternateworldswhererealitycanbreakapartandthenormalrulesdon’talwaysapply.Unsurewhatisrealandwhatisvirtual,Mikehastodeconstructtheprogramfromtheinsideinordertogaincontrolandbringeveryonebacktoreality.