Long Earth

English

ISBN: 0062067753

EAN: 9780062067753

Category: Fiction / Science Fiction / General

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 06/19/2012

Synopsis: The possibilities are endless. (Just be careful what you wish for. . . .) 1916: The Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong and the wind in the leaves. Where have the mud, blood, and blasted landscape of no-mans-land gone? For that matter, where has Percy gone? 2015: Madison, Wisconsin. Police officer Monica Jansson is exploring the burned-out home of a reclusivesome say mad, others allege dangerousscientist who seems to have vanished. Sifting through the wreckage, Jansson find a curious gadget: a box containing some rudimentary wiring, a three-way switch, and . . . a potato. It is the prototype of an invention that will change the way humankind views the world forever. The first novel in an exciting new collaboration between Discworld creator Terry Pratchett and the acclaimed SF writer Stephen Baxter, The Long Earth transports readers to the ends of the earthand far beyond. All it takes is a single step. . . .

Long Earth

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.13 inches

Width: 6.0 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Weight: 19.89 oz

Pages: 352