Books, libraries, and newspapers have at last become things of the past. Now han
dheld Memes allow for constant communication and entertainment. They can even an
ticipate our needs, dialing the doctor before we know we re sick, or prompting u
s with words we can t recall. Yet a few dedicated wordsmiths are still laboring
on the final print edition of the "North American Dictionary of the English Lang
uage." But one evening, right before it s released, Anana Johnson finds that the
chief editor her father has vanished.