The Web.

The Web - 2027 #omnibus 1-6

by Simon Spanton (Editor), Eric Brown, Stephen Bowkett

THE 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 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.

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction

Paperback

Published November 1, 1998

Reviews

[Saniyyah Eman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Used to be the book I'd keep going back to as a teenager; lost my copy long ago but this is the best collection of sci-fi stories I ever read! Genuinely loved it so much. :((

[Scott Gale · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic single story that is woven through six unique and amazing stories told by different sci-fi authors like Stephen Baxter, Graham Joyce, and Maggie Furey.
Even if you are not a big fan of science fiction these are still fantastic adventure tales told through the eyes of their young protagonists. It is a very hard book to find in the wild today and unavailable via ebook, but if you do get a hold of a copy, don't let it go.
These stories are a more believable world of the internet and its VR than most other books that have touched on it since. This book paved the way for the likes of Ready Player One.

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

not bad - quite interesting in the fact that there are six authors carrying on a single theme throughout. Also I would class this as a children's book as all the stories involve young teens.