The third novel in Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter's ""Long Earth"" series, which Io9 calls ""a brilliant science fiction collaboration.""
2040-2045: In the years after the cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption there is massive economic dislocation as populations flee Datum Earth to myriad Long Earth worlds. Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all involved in this perilous rescue work when, out of the blue, Sally is contacted by her long-vanished father and inventor of the original Stepper device, Willis Linsay. He tells her he is planning a fantastic voyage across the Long Mars and wants her to accompany him. But Sally soon learns that Willis has an ulterior motive for his request. . . .
Meanwhile U. S. Navy Commander Maggie Kauffman has embarked on an incredible journey of her own, leading an expedition to the outer limits of the far Long Earth.
For Joshua, the crisis he faces is much closer to home. He becomes embroiled in the plight of the Next: the super-bright post-humans who are beginning to emerge from their ""long childhood"" in the community called Happy Landings, located deep in the Long Earth. Ignorance and fear have caused ""normal"" human society to turn against the Next. A dramatic showdown seems inevitable. . . .
By:
Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter, Terry Pratchett Imprint: HarperLuxe Country of Publication: United States Edition: large type edition Dimensions:
Height: 241mm,
Width: 163mm,
Spine: 33mm
Weight: 567g ISBN:9780062326720 ISBN 10: 0062326724 Series:Long Earth Pages: 544 Publication Date:08 July 2014 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
