{"product_id":"the-long-earth-9780552164085","title":"The Long Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NUMBER ONE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A triumph'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Literary alchemy'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e1916: the Western Front.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong, and the wind in the leaves in the trees. Where has the mud, blood and blasted landscape of No Man''s Land gone?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e2015: Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Cop Monica Jansson is exploring the burned-out home of a reclusive (some said mad, others dangerous) scientist when she finds a curious gadget - a box containing some wiring, a three-way switch and a...potato. It is the prototype of an invention that will change the way Mankind views his world for ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd \u003c\/i\u003ethat \u003ci\u003eis an understatement if ever there was one...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first novel in the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong Earth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The \u003ci\u003eLong Earth\u003c\/i\u003e series deserves a place on the bookshelves of hardcore SF fans and general readers alike'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy turns thrillingly expansive, joyously inventive and utterly engrossing *****. * SFX magazine *\u003cbr\u003eAn absorbing collaborative effort from two SF giants...a marriage made in fan heaven - Pratchett's warmth and humanity allied to Baxter's extraordinarily fertile science-fictional imagination...there's much to enjoy...a charming, absorbing and somehow spacious piece of imagineering -- Adam Roberts * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eThe idea of parallel Earths is one of the most enduring that science fiction has given us, but rarely has it been explored with quite so much gusto as in this new novel by two of the giants of British speculative fiction...a triumph...accessible, fun and thoughtful -- David Barnett * INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003e***** Literary alchemy...In the hands of Pratchett and Baxter, the possibilites are almost infinite...a story that revels in big ideas...you can sense the excitement of the authors as they toy with the labyrinthine possibilities of their premise, and it's infectious...thrillingly expansive, joyously inventive and utterly engrossing * SFX *\u003cbr\u003e[Pratchett] succeeds in working seamlessly with Baxter...adding a welcome shot of fun to the world of science fiction -- Alison Flood * SUNDAY TIMES *","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735096439127,"sku":"9780552164085","price":9.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552164085.jpg?v=1723810021","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-long-earth-9780552164085","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}