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Spiderbite

Graham Joyce

First published October 1997
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella
Series Web #3

<b>From the back cover of the Dolphin paperback:</b> The Web - Suit up, hit the access code and... <p>Be who you want to be, go places you won't believe but be prepared to pay the price... <p>The year: 2027. The place: everywhere. <p>In 2027 a lot of schooltime is Webtime. Imagine entering a virtual reality and creeping through the Labyrinth with the roars of the Minotaur echoing in your ears? Nowhere near as dull as the classroom. The sites are open to all, nothing is out of bounds. So why has Conrad been warned off the Labyrinth site? There shouldn't be any secrets in Edutainment. <p>Who is behind the savage spiders that swarm around Conrad whenever he tries to enter the site? And why do none of his friends see them. There is a dark lesson being taught at the centre of the Labyrinth...

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1997 Cover Spiderbite Dolphin Paperbacks Chapbook 1
May 1999 Cover Web 2027 Millennium / Orion Anthology 287