The No.1 bestseller The Long Cosmos is the grand finale of Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter's acclaimed 'Long Earth' sequence.Terry had always wanted to explore the question ‘what’s it all for?’ - and in this novel, we find an answer . Back in 1986 Terry Pratchett wrote 'The High Meggas', a short story which was based on parallel worlds (it can be found in A Blink of the Screen, a collection of his short fiction (first published in Great Britain by Doubleday, 2012)).)). Even in the fourth book, there were still surprises with the beetles. A comforting balm. . Then The Long Mars came about because they felt like they couldn’t leave it unexplored, and then they added two more books on to the end just to round it off. The professor always berating his assistant Jocasta was my favorite character, which is a little sad. The Long Cosmos: A Novel (The Long Earth Book 5) - Kindle edition by Pratchett, Terry, Baxter, Stephen. Buy The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter from Waterstones today! The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett, 9780857521798, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. 2070-71. Availability In stock. This final novel did not disappoint, bringing everything together from across the long earths. Here’s how to grow cosmos. Many ideas were set up, but not delivered, plot devices proposed but then fizzled out, several concepts borrowed from and referenced to other great sci-fi works, but of no consequence. And sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, often extraordinary. 2070-71. Is she Human or Troll or other? Format: Paperback. I have problems with this book. More info; Joshua Valienté faces … Well, more of a pit-stop than outright closure, for the story still has legs... Again, a series of setpieces in lieu of a single narrtive. I have been reading this series for eight years but I still remember clearly how much I enjoyed the first book when the idea of "stepping" was introduced. The Long Earth I : The Long Earth; The Long Earth II : The Long War; The Long Earth III : The Long Mars; The Long Earth IV : The Long Utopia; A Blink of the Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction; The Long Earth V : The Long Cosmos The Long Cosmos doesn't bring anything new to the series, but tries to disguise its retelling of the same stories with ever more fanciful and implausible worlds, while still insisting on backing them with increasingly dubious science. No account needed to order. 2070-71. All set up, meandering plot, and a finale that barely answers any questions and isn't terribly imaginative or inspiring. Nearly six decades after Step Day, a new society continues to evolve in the Long Earth. :D. I've given this the highest rating of any of this series. I've no idea if there will be a sixth book, but I do know I won't be reading it. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. As ever, there are multiple viewpoints and voices to deal with, although maybe slightly fewer than usual, and they all combine satisfyingly towards the end as everyone comes together to find out the answers. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Fittingly enough, the spirit of Sir Terry Pratchett seems most present in this final instalment. which would appear initially to be very simple, turns out to very complicated and this se, The Long Cosmos brings the tale of Joshua and Lobsang to another roller coaster ride of exploration and discovery with the discovery of a message that is being sent to every being on The Long Earth from the Sagittarius region of space! Overall I was disappointed in this because it wasn’t as strong as the other books in the series and it didn’t really leave me with a satisfying end. The multiple alternate earths (The Long Earth) moves out into the universe. . Nearly six decades after Step Day and in the Long Earth, the new Next post-human society continues to evolve. Did anything happen? If you've enjoyed the first four books, this one is pretty much more of the same sort of stuff. The success of The Colour of Magic prompted Pratchett to put the story aside in favour of working on The Light Fantastic. Pratchett passed away before the book was finished and so Baxter edited it on his own, and he also explains how the series itself came about in an introduction to it. Cosmos flowers are daisy-like, with ray florets surrounding the center disc of florets in a shallow cup. . The fifth book in Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter's collaborative science fiction series! The baby being Rod's child was my first thought. -- and in this novel, we find an answer. :D This set the tone of the book with humans, The Next and Trolls and everyone else on the planet but this of course division in ideas and so the complexity of the situation. See guidelines for writing about novels. What I do know is that this photo sums it up perfectly. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled, “The truly smart, having discovered they are cleverer than the people around them, soon learn that the smartest thing of all for them to do is to prevent said people from ever finding this out.”, “no matter how far you travelled, you couldn’t leave behind the fears and regrets and grievances that cluttered up the cargo hold of your mind.”, Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2016). This is the final in the 'Long Earth' pentalogy concerning humans in the near future developing the ability to 'step' into a parallel Earth that itself had a parallel Earth beyond. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read The Long Cosmos: A Novel. In this the {last?} It's clear at this point that the ideas have run out. The Long Cosmos : Terry Pratchett : 9780857521798 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. it was a fine ride. [ fifth book it could be summarized as the equivalent of Contact but on the long earth. The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter, Jun 14, 2016, HarperLuxe edition, paperback The Long Cosmos : Terry Pratchett : 9780857521781 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchcett and Stephen Baxter. by Harper. I finished this one on holidays too. So, while I still haven’t read enough Discworld to scrape another rankings post together, there does just so happen to be another area of Pratchett I can categorise for all you lovely folks. In this the {last?} See all 6 questions about The Long Cosmos…, Best Science Fiction on Goodreads with between 1000 and 9999 ratings, The Long Cosmos, by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter, Goodreads Members Share the Books They've Been Rereading. Add to wishlist . I am a bit conflicted with the series, on the one hand it did had an idea to enable showing big ideas and concepts, but I would have expected a bit of a sharper execution of things. £ 8.99. This book seemed to have a bit more to say on the subject of life, and its inevitable end, than any of the previous books, and that may be due to the untimely death of co-author Sir Terry Pratchett. :-), I put off reading this one for a year or so. More details . about life and its purpose in the Long Earth: We cultivate the cosmos to maximize the opportunities for life and joy in this universe, and to prepare for new universes to come. It's not often that someone comes up with a relatively original idea, and is able to explore it so deeply as this. Yes, that's all good. . 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. Valienté also learns something much more profound . . In theory it should have aligned perf. Valienté also learns something much more profound about life and its purpose in the Long Earth: We cultivate the cosmos to maximize the opportunities for life and joy in this universe - and to prepare for new universes to come. In theory it should have aligned perfectly as a syzygy, but I felt there should have been some extra steps to embody the different dimensions. It is the final installment in the award-winning five-book parallel-Earth series The Long Earth. It is the fifth book in the series published posthumously from Terry Pratchett. 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