The Web 2027 Author:Stephen Baxter, Stephen Bowkett, Eric Brown, Graham Joyce, Peter F. Hamilton, Maggie Furey, Simon Spanton (Editor) THE WEB: 2027 depicts a world very different from ours. Life is dominated by the Web - a global cybernetwork of virtual worlds. And no-one's lives are dominated more than the children's - most of their schooling is in the Web and nearly all their leisure time is spent there. The Web has become big business. But there are... more » pressure groups who see its influence as insidious, evil even. The actions of one ageing technocrat are about to make the worst fears of the doomsayers come true. And the children of the world are in the front line.
Contents:
Gulliverzone [Web • 1] (1997) / novella by Stephen Baxter: 2027: World Peace Day, and three children enter Gulliverzone, where they are caught up in a desperate fight for survival between the Lilliputions and the Struldbugs.
Dreamcastle [Web • 2] (1997) / novella by Stephen Bowkett: A group of chidren embark on an adventure in Dreamcastle, but someone is using subliminal mental stimuli to cause lasting mental damage- can they find out who?
Untouchable [Web • 4] (1997) / novella by Eric Brown: Only the web holds the secret which can help Ana find her kidnapped brother and dozens of other New Delhi street children.
Spiderbite [Web • 3] (1997) / novella by Graham Joyce: A story of subversion and intrigue on the web, set in 202.7
Lightstorm [Web • 5] (1998) / novella by Peter F. Hamilton: A young boy named Arnold discovers strange light-phenomena close to his home.
Sorceress [Web • 6] (1998) / novella by Maggie Furey: An aging women is stealing experineces and conciousness via the web to create a virtual consciousness so she can live on after her death. A young boy is unwittingly helping her. Can the two girls stop her and save the boy.