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 reclusive—some say mad, others allege dangerous—scientist who seems to have vanished. Sifting through the wreckage, Jansson find 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 first novel in an exciting new collaboration between Discworld creator Terry Pratchett and the acclaimed SF writer Stephen Baxter, The Long Earth transports readers to the ends of the earth—and far beyond. All it takes is a single step. . . .
Heather says:
"My inner sci fi geek is so happy about this book! The combination of talents of these two writers, both masters of their craft, has created one of the most unique science fiction premises I've ever read. And what a premise! The Long Earth is discovered on Step Day, the day many young people around the world switch on their home-made "steppers" (the specs on how to create one have been mysteriously posted on the Internet) and travel to another version of the Earth. It is soon obvious that there are multiple, possibly an infinite number of, Earths all just a step away from each other. Most people can't step without a stepper (and without becoming seriously nauseous), but a few unique souls, including Joshua, the hero of Step Day for rescuing many children who were injured or lost after their first step, are natural steppers, with the entirety of the Long Earth open to them. The only thing immediately apparent about the many Earths is that they are all variations of our Earth, only without any kind of human civilization. The possibilities and problems presented by these many Earths are beginning to become apparent to the human race as Joshua sets out to explore the farthest Earths. In the company of a Tibetan mechanic, whose consciousness now resides in a complex computer system (I know, great, right?), Joshua's journey reveals some of the mysteries of the Long Earth, but leaves much to be discovered in future books (yes, it's the first of a series!)."
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 reclusive—some say mad, others allege dangerous—scientist who seems to have vanished. Sifting through the wreckage, Jansson find 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 first novel in an exciting new collaboration between Discworld creator Terry Pratchett and the acclaimed SF writer Stephen Baxter, The Long Earth transports readers to the ends of the earth—and far beyond. All it takes is a single step. . . .
"My inner sci fi geek is so happy about this book! The combination of talents of these two writers, both masters of their craft, has created one of the most unique science fiction premises I've ever read. And what a premise! The Long Earth is discovered on Step Day, the day many young people around the world switch on their home-made "steppers" (the specs on how to create one have been mysteriously posted on the Internet) and travel to another version of the Earth. It is soon obvious that there are multiple, possibly an infinite number of, Earths all just a step away from each other. Most people can't step without a stepper (and without becoming seriously nauseous), but a few unique souls, including Joshua, the hero of Step Day for rescuing many children who were injured or lost after their first step, are natural steppers, with the entirety of the Long Earth open to them. The only thing immediately apparent about the many Earths is that they are all variations of our Earth, only without any kind of human civilization. The possibilities and problems presented by these many Earths are beginning to become apparent to the human race as Joshua sets out to explore the farthest Earths. In the company of a Tibetan mechanic, whose consciousness now resides in a complex computer system (I know, great, right?), Joshua's journey reveals some of the mysteries of the Long Earth, but leaves much to be discovered in future books (yes, it's the first of a series!)."
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