The last novel in The Long Earth series, by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.
2070–71: Nearly six decades after Step Day and in the Long Earth, the new post-human society continues to evolve.
For Joshua Valienté, now in his late sixties, it is time to take one last solo journey into the High Meggers: an adventure that turns into a disaster. Alone and facing death, his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls.
But as Joshua confronts his mortality, the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars. A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in more abstract ways – by the trolls and by the Great Traversers. Its message is simple but its implications are enormous:
JOIN US.
Bit by bit, as they grow to understand the goal of the messengers, the impact will be felt by and resonate with all – mankind and other species, young and old, communities and individuals – who inhabit the Long Earths…
The Long Cosmos is the fifth and final instalment in The Long Earth series.
2070–71: Nearly six decades after Step Day and in the Long Earth, the new post-human society continues to evolve.
For Joshua Valienté, now in his late sixties, it is time to take one last solo journey into the High Meggers: an adventure that turns into a disaster. Alone and facing death, his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls.
But as Joshua confronts his mortality, the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars. A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in more abstract ways – by the trolls and by the Great Traversers. Its message is simple but its implications are enormous:
JOIN US.
Bit by bit, as they grow to understand the goal of the messengers, the impact will be felt by and resonate with all – mankind and other species, young and old, communities and individuals – who inhabit the Long Earths…
The Long Cosmos is the fifth and final instalment in The Long Earth series.
2070–71: Nearly six decades after Step Day and in the Long Earth, the new post-human society continues to evolve.
For Joshua Valienté, now in his late sixties, it is time to take one last solo journey into the High Meggers: an adventure that turns into a disaster. Alone and facing death, his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls.
But as Joshua confronts his mortality, the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars. A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in more abstract ways – by the trolls and by the Great Traversers. Its message is simple but its implications are enormous:
JOIN US.
Bit by bit, as they grow to understand the goal of the messengers, the impact will be felt by and resonate with all – mankind and other species, young and old, communities and individuals – who inhabit the Long Earths…
The Long Cosmos is the fifth and final instalment in The Long Earth series.
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