The Long Utopia

The Long Utopia

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”	spotify.com

Adaptations

To be added.

External links

• The Long Utopia at the L-Space Wiki
• The Long Utopia on Wikipedia