The Long Mars: A Novel - Rilegato

Pratchett, Terry; Baxter, Stephen

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ISBN 10: 0062297295 ISBN 13: 9780062297297

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2014

Riassunto

The third novel in Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter’s “Long Earth” series, which Io9 calls “a brilliant science fiction collaboration.”

2040-2045: In the years after the cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption there is massive economic dislocation as populations flee Datum Earth to myriad Long Earth worlds. Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all involved in this perilous rescue 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 Sally soon learns that Willis has an ulterior motive for his request. . . .

Meanwhile U. S. Navy Commander Maggie Kauffman has embarked on an incredible journey of her own, leading an expedition to the outer limits of the far Long Earth.

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 the community called Happy Landings, located deep in the Long Earth. Ignorance and fear have caused “normal” human society to turn against the Next. A dramatic showdown seems inevitable. . . .

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Recensione:

“Panoramic and fascinating...” (Kirkus Reviews)

L'autore:

Terry Pratchett is one of the world s most popular authors. His acclaimed novels have sold more than 85 million copies worldwide and have been translated into nearly forty languages. In 2009 Queen Elizabeth II knighted Pratchett in recognition of his services to literature. Sir Terry lives in England.

Stephen Baxter is an acclaimed, multiple-award-winning author whose many books include the Xeelee sequence, the Time Odyssey trilogy (written with Arthur C. Clarke), and The Time Ships, a sequel to H. G. Wells s classic The Time Machine. He lives in England.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0062297295
• ISBN 13: 9780062297297
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 351