Carter, Wendy

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Wendy Carter is a lead character in Andromeda Chained. She had a crippling jet-ski accident in 1992 (prior to the start of the book), and is confined to a wheelchair, virtually paraplegic except for some limited movement in one hand.

Wendy lives at home with her parents (Dan and Denise) and frequent visits by her sister, Carole Carter. Prior to her accident, Wendy was described as "bright, intelligent, beautiful, popular" and she was a cheerleader. She still maintains a surprisingly cheerful manner. She becomes friends with Brenda Hodunk, who introduces her to the online game Dragonslayer. The game provides social stimulus and a mental challenge that she can handle despite her handicap. By 2001, "She's far and away the highest ranked player in the game."^CF22

With some computer wizardry by Mark Gravengood Wendy now has a system known as Jeeves that assists her in a great many tasks that she would otherwise be unable to do, including coding web sites in HTML and handling email. Jeeves has the capability of turning the pages of books she is reading. With such help it isn't long before she's a published author of both a nonfiction book and a fantasy novel.

In Blue Beauty, she acts as the answering service for Jennifer Evachevski and Blake Walworth, screening their calls and taking messages as needed.