The first novel in a brilliant collaboration between the visionary DiscworldÂŽ creator Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science fiction novelist Stephen Baxter, The Long Earth transports readers to an infinity of new worldsâa series of parallel âearths"" with doorways leading to adventure, intrigue, excitement, and an escape into the furthest reaches of the imagination. All it takes is a single step. . . .
The possibilities are endless. (Just be careful what you wish for. . . .)
1916: The Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong and the wind in the leaves. Where have the mud, blood, and blasted landscape of no-man's-land gone? For that matter, where has Percy gone?
2015: Madison, Wisconsin. Police officer Monica Jansson is exploring the burned-out home of a reclusiveâsome say mad, others allege dangerousâscientist who seems to have vanished. Sifting through the wreckage, Jansson finds a curious gadget: a box containing some rudimentary wiring, a three-way switch, and . . . a potato. It is the prototype of an invention that will change the way humankind views the world forever.
The Long Earth is an adventure of the highest order and will captivate science fiction fans of all stripes, readers of Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen, and anyone who enjoyed the Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman collaboration Good Omens.
Other books in the Long Earth series include:
The Long War The Long Mars The Long Utopia The Long Cosmos
Anders
14/06/2021
Stemningen er rar, historien spĂŚndende og velfortalt. Hovedideen i historien er ret fed.
Skydog
02/05/2021
Fantastisk univers, som en mini fortĂŚlling af menneskets udvikling. Universet og hver bog er ret forskelligt.
Ina
06/04/2021
Interessant univers. I starten fascinerende at høre om den lange jord. SpÌndende nok. Kan dog desvÌrre ikke anbefale efterfølgeren.