The Long Mars
by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter · first published 2014
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"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 em
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…pretty good. Not Kindle Unlimited: The Long Earth series by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter - Multiple worlds, epic storyline, and getting better with each new book. Can't wait for the next one (The Long Mars). The Taken Trilogy by Allen Dean Foster - Human abducted by aliens, escapes, has great adventures with his talking dog. Humorous and engaging. Highly recommend. The Tide Lords by Jeniffer Fallon…
on “Entitlement issues (2009)” ↗Actually, Terry Pratchett's _The Long Mars_ discusses this, to an extent. (In that setting, you can build a very simple machine --- powered by a potato, which actually makes sense in context --- which can take you to a parallel Earth. You can…
on “Why It Took So Long to Invent the Wheel (2012)” ↗The first two are excellent. But then you can tell that Pratchett's influence has waned, and Baxter's bitterness and misanthropy is creeping in; in The Long Mars everyone's painfully disfunctional and whiny. I'm still not sure I want to read the last two. I swore of solo Baxter books after getting burnt by Titan.
on “Why It Took So Long to Invent the Wheel (2012)” ↗I only just finished reading The Long Mars a couple of weeks ago - I wonder whether Stephen Baxter will continue solo with the final book (as number 4 is due out later this year[1]). [1]: http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/editions/the-long-utopia-the-lo...
on “Sir Terry Pratchett has died” ↗The Long Mars (by Pratchett/Baxter) explores some ideas like that on a trip through parallel universes, though it's 3 books into a series that doesn't lend itself to skipping around.
on “Scientists have found more evidence for liquid water on Mars” ↗I am currently reading The Long Mars by Terry Pratchett and Steve Baxter (it’s part of the Long Earth series) For fun - Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde Hitchhikers guide is a given The Chronicles of St Mary by Jodi Taylor (and Time…
on “Ask HN: What are your favorite sci-fi books?” ↗