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| author = [[Terry Pratchett]] & [[Stephen Baxter]] | | author = [[Terry Pratchett]] & [[Stephen Baxter]] | ||
| audio_read_by = Michael Fenton Stevens (unabridged) | | audio_read_by = [[Michael Fenton Stevens]] (unabridged) | ||
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''2045-2059.'' After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve. | |||
Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He’s convinced they’re leading a normal life in New Springfield – they even adopt a child – but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world. | |||
Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal journey of discovery: learning about the father he never knew and a secret family history. But then he receives a summons from New Springfield. Lobsang now understands the enormity of what’s taking place beneath the surface of his earth – a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth. | |||
To counter this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine and the super-intelligent Next. ''And some must make the ultimate sacrifice...'' | |||
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| 2023-07-23 || {{PC}} || “Long Fall Sally” || [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2023/07/23/pratchat69-long-fall-sally/ pratchatpodcast.com] | |||
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=== Other appearances === | === Other appearances === | ||
'' | These are episodes which feature significant discussion of the book, but it’s not the focus of the episode. | ||
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| 2023-07-27 || ''[https://www.juvenalia.net/ Juvenalia]'' || “Show And Tell”<ref>Features the three hosts telling each other about something they don’t know about; Alan Maguire talks about [[The Long Earth (series)|the series]] in general.</ref> || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juvenalia/episodes/178-Show-And-Tell-e27dtta spotify.com] | |||
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| 2024-07-08 || {{PC}} || “The Longer Footnote”<ref>A recap of the first four ''[[The Long Earth (series)|Long Earth]]'' novels.</ref> || [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2024/07/08/pratchatpreviously2-the-longer-footnote/ pratchatpodcast.com] | |||
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== Adaptations == | == Adaptations == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:20, 7 July 2024
 Original UK paperback cover by Rich Shailer | |
| Author | Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Michael Fenton Stevens (unabridged) |
| Cover artist | Rich Shailer |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Long Earth |
Release number | 4 |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 2015-06-18 |
| Preceded by | The Long Mars |
| Followed by | The Long Cosmos |
Blurb
2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve.
Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He’s convinced they’re leading a normal life in New Springfield – they even adopt a child – but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world.
Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal journey of discovery: learning about the father he never knew and a secret family history. But then he receives a summons from New Springfield. Lobsang now understands the enormity of what’s taking place beneath the surface of his earth – a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth.
To counter this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine and the super-intelligent Next. And some must make the ultimate sacrifice...
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-23 | Pratchat | “Long Fall Sally” | pratchatpodcast.com |
Other appearances
These are episodes which feature significant discussion of the book, but it’s not the focus of the episode.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-27 | Juvenalia | “Show And Tell”[1] | spotify.com |
| 2024-07-08 | Pratchat | “The Longer Footnote”[2] | pratchatpodcast.com |
Adaptations
To be added.
External links
- The Long Utopia at the L-Space Wiki
- The Long Utopia on Wikipedia
Footnotes
- ↑ Features the three hosts telling each other about something they don’t know about; Alan Maguire talks about the series in general.
- ↑ A recap of the first four Long Earth novels.