In the Net Force novels, teenagers, mostly members of Net Force Explorers, defy authority, use deductive reasoning, and through courage and intelligence track down evildoers. Each novel is a tale of the potential virtual reality has to revolutionize life for the better, and of the dangers presented by those who wish to use the technology to harm and rule others. The Net Force Explorers are the vanguard of the forces of freedom, using their ingenuity to keep the Internet a place of liberty and safety.

There is not much depth to the characterizations in Net Force. The megalomaniac mastermind of crime, Vladimir Plekhanov, is given just enough motivation to make his actions seem plausible. Basically, he is a programming genius who uses his skills to create chaos on the web as part of his plan to become the most powerful person in the world...