Worm (web serial)

Worm
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AuthorJohn "Wildbow" McCrae
LanguageEnglish
GenreSuperhero fiction science fiction web serial[1]
Publication date
2011–2013
Media typeDigital
Pages7,000[2] (1,680,000 words)[3]
TextWorm at WordPress
Websitehttps://parahumans.wordpress.com/

Worm is a self-published web serial by John C. "Wildbow" McCrae and the first installment of the Parahumans series, known for subverting and playing with common tropes and themes of superhero fiction. McCrae's first novel,[4] Worm features a bullied teenage girl, Taylor Hebert, who develops the superpower to control worms, insects, arachnids, and other simple lifeforms.[5][6] Using a combination of ingenuity, idealism, and brutality, she struggles to do the right thing in a dark world filled with moral ambiguity.[7][8] It is one of the most popular web serials on the internet,[9][10] with a readership in the hundreds of thousands.[2] A sequel, titled Ward, was published from November 2017 to May 2020.

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  3. ^ McCrae, John. "Worm A Complete Web Serial". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  4. ^ "Interview with Wildbow". Adam Sherman. July 2, 2015. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
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  6. ^ Biondo, Christian (January 22, 2016). "Worm – Web Novel Review". Ringwood Community News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "Interview with Worm Author John McCrae". Creative Writing Guild. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12.
  8. ^ "EpiCast #12". EpiGuide. June 13, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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  10. ^ "Discipline and determination pay off for webserial writer". The Star. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2016.