Worm

"Doing the wrong things for the right reasons"

-Tagline of Worm

Worm is the first web serial published by John C. McCrae, also known as Wildbow. It totals roughly 1.68 million words, and is his most popular work to date. There is currently a partial Spanish translation of it. and a Russian translation is complete.

Synopsis
An introverted teenage girl with an unconventional superpower, Taylor goes out in costume to find escape from a deeply unhappy and frustrated civilian life. Her first attempt at taking down a supervillain sees her mistaken for one, thrusting her into the midst of the local ‘cape’ scene’s politics, unwritten rules, and ambiguous morals. As she risks life and limb, Taylor faces the dilemma of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

History
The story began with Gestation 1.1 on June 11 2011, and ended with Interlude: End on November 19 2013.

Wildbow followed Worm by writing two unrelated web serials, Pact and Twig. Worm itself is being edited and prepared to reach the standards of professional publishing houses.

A sequel to Worm, titled Ward, began on November 2017 and concluded in May 2020.

Nearly the entirety of the body of this page was taken, with permission, from https://worm.fandom.com/wiki/Worm.