The Long Mars Long Earth 3
About the book:
The Long Mars Long Earth 3 book
Author: Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter
Publisher: Doubleday UK
Publish date: (July 3, 2014)
ISBN-10 0857521748
ISBN-13: 978-0857521743
Pages: 354 eBook pages can be different
Language: English
Genres: Action & Adventure , Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction
Review
The Long Earth is under tremendous strain due to the eruption of the Yellowstone volcano on Datum Earth; Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all involved in the rescue work to some degree or another. Sally’s father contacts her out of the blue and invites her to join him on an expedition to the Long Mars. Of course, he has an ulterior motive—and the consequences of his obsession are going to be far-reaching. Navy Commander Maggie Kaufman, along with her crew and a select crew from China, is on an expedition to the farthest reaches of the Long Earth, on which they’ll make quite a few earth-shattering discoveries. Joshua’s focus is on the children of Happy Landings, the “Next.” They’re essentially post-human, and that makes normal humans fear them. The confrontation seems inevitable, especially after some of what Kaufman and her expedition discover. This is a solid piece of old-school science fiction, with a modern political bent; the exploration of both the Long Earth and Long Mars is well played. Long Mars in particular is an excellent piece of world building. High Demand Backstory: Two big names in the SF world will bring readers into the library asking for reserve slips. –Regina Schroeder
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