The Long Mars
 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 | 3 |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 2014-06-19 |
| ISBN | 9780552169356 (UK paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Long War |
| Followed by | The Long Utopia |
Blurb
2040-2045: In the years after a cataclysmic eruption there is massive economic dislocation as populations flee to myriad Long Earth worlds.
Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all involved in this perilous work when, out of the blue, Sally is contacted by her long-vanished father and inventor of the original Stepper device, Willis Linsay. He tells her he is planning a fantastic voyage across the Long Mars and wants her to accompany him. But he is not what he seems.
For Joshua, the crisis he faces is much closer to home. He becomes embroiled in the plight of the Next: the super-bright post-humans who are beginning to emerge from their 'long childhood' in a hidden community located deep in the Long Earth. Ignorance and fear are causing 'normal' human society to turn against the Next - and a dramatic showdown seems inevitable...
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-25 | Pratchat | “Get Your Dad to Mars!” | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-08 | Pratchat | “The Long Footnote”[1] | pratchatpodcast.com |
| 2023-07-27 | Juvenalia | “Show And Tell”[2] | spotify.com |
Adaptations
To be added.
External links
- The Long Mars at the L-Space Wiki
- The Long Mars on Wikipedia
Footnotes
- ↑ This is a recap of the first three Long Earth novels.
- ↑ Features the three hosts telling each other about something they don’t know about; Alan Maguire talks about the series in general.