It is 2028 and the Internet is about to become a lot more than an information superhighway... Six novellas from six of the biggest names in the genre, charting a world that is about to change forever. A world where our children will make our first contact. A contact that will take place in the Web; the vast network of virtual reality sites that has become a playground for the world's children and a stage for the most dramatic event in mankind's history. Featuring complete novellas from Stephen Baxter, Ken MacLeod, James Lovegrove, Maggie Furey, Pat Cadigan and Eric Brown, THE WEB 2028 presents six unique, linked views of the future.