The Long Utopia (Long Earth) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062393219 ISBN 13: 9780062393210

Synopsis

It is the middle of the 21st century. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption, humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth. And new challenges emerge.Now an elderly AI, Lobsang is living with Agnes in a far-distant world. He's determined to lead a normal life in New Springfield. But there are rumors, strange sightings in the sky. On this world, something isn't right. . . .Millions of steps away learning about a hidden family Joshua receives an urgent summons from New Springfield.Lobsang has come to understand that what has blighted his Earth is a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth. To counter this danger will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine, and the super-intelligent Next. And some must make the ultimate sacrifice. . . ."

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Review:

"There's plenty of fun to be had from this . . . a hymn to the joys of unfettered world-building . . . but if the pace of plotting is gentle, the restless inventiveness more than compensates." (Adam Roberts GUARDIAN)

"Rich in an awe-inspiring sense of wonder, with mind-boggling concepts thrown out like sparks from a Catherine wheel." (Barry Forshaw INDEPENDENT)

"A triumph . . . brings fresh and exciting concepts to an SF staple (paralell worlds) while keeping credible human characters at their heart . . . as testament both to the diversity of Sir Terry Pratchett's writing, and the skill of Stephen Baxter's, The Long Earth series deserves a place on the bookshelves of hardcore SF fans and general readers alike." (David Barnett INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY)

"The Long Earth novels are beautifully visual and wittily imagined . . . The Long Utopia . . . serves to remind us just how bewitching and rich this series is, how beautiful is its writing, and vivid its imagination." (FOR WINTER NIGHTS)

"There's the sense of two enviably talented writers having fun as they play in an infinite fictional universe." (Jonathan Wright SFX)

Book Description:

The dazzling new science fiction adventure from the extraordinary imaginations of Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter - the fourth novel in a collaborative series that has been hailed as 'sense-of-wonder SF at its best' (Independent on Sunday).

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 0062393219
• ISBN 13: 9780062393210
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544