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|cover=[[File:Long utopia.jpg| | |title=The Long Utopia | ||
|cover=[[File:Long utopia.jpg|220px|thumb]] | |||
|coauthors=[[Stephen Baxter]] | |||
|illustrator= | |||
|date=18 June 2015 | |date=18 June 2015 | ||
|publisher=Doubleday | |publisher=Doubleday | ||
|isbn= 0062393219 | |isbn=0062393219 | ||
|pages= 354 (hardback) | |pages=354 (hardback) | ||
|rrp=£18.98 | |rrp=£18.98 | ||
|series= The Long Earth | |series=The Long Earth Series | ||
|characters= [[Joshua Valienté]], [[Sister Agnes]], [[Lobsang]] | |characters=[[Joshua Valienté]], [[Sister Agnes]], [[Lobsang]] | ||
|annotations= | |annotations= | ||
|notes=with Stephen Baxter | |notes=with Stephen Baxter | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Publisher's Blurb== | ==Publisher's Blurb== | ||
2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve. | 2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the [[Long Earth]], and society, on a battered [[Datum Earth]] and beyond, continues to evolve. | ||
Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He’s convinced they’re leading a normal life in New Springfield – they even adopt a child – but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world. | Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, [[Lobsang]] lives in disguise with [[Sister Agnes|Agnes]] in an exotic, far-distant world. He’s convinced they’re leading a normal life in New Springfield – they even adopt a child – but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world. | ||
Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal journey of discovery: learning about the father he never knew and a secret family history. But then he receives a summons from New Springfield. Lobsang now understands the enormity of what’s taking place beneath the surface of his earth – a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth. | Millions of steps away, [[Joshua Valienté|Joshua]] is on a personal journey of discovery: learning about the father he never knew and a secret family history. But then he receives a summons from New Springfield. Lobsang now understands the enormity of what’s taking place beneath the surface of his earth – a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth. | ||
To counter this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine and the super-intelligent Next. And some must make the ultimate sacrifice . . . | To counter this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine and the super-intelligent Next. And some must make the ultimate sacrifice . . . | ||
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The retailer Waterstones exclusive 'Metallic' edition contained the extra short story/extra chapter 'Stan Berg in The Wilderness.' | The retailer Waterstones exclusive 'Metallic' edition contained the extra short story/extra chapter 'Stan Berg in The Wilderness.' | ||
[[Deleted Scenes|''Lobsang and Agnes in New Springfield: Original fiction in the universe of 'The Long Utopia''']] a short story based on the novel released on the stories page of Stephen Baxter's website. | |||
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| valign="top" | [[File:Long utopia.jpg|thumb|120px|First Edition Cover by Rich Shailer]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:LU Proof.jpg|thumb|120px|Book Proof]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:LU Slip.jpg|thumb|120px|Slipcase Collectors Edition]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:LU Metal.jpg|thumb|120px|Metallic Edition]] | |||
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{{series|before=The Long Mars|series=The Long Earth|after=The Long Cosmos}} | |||
[[Category:Books by Terry Pratchett|Long Utopia, The]] | [[Category:Books by Terry Pratchett|Long Utopia, The]] | ||
[[Category:The Long Earth|Long Utopia, The]] | [[Category:The Long Earth|Long Utopia, The]] | ||
[[Category:The Long Earth Series|Long Utopia, The]] | [[Category:The Long Earth Series|Long Utopia, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:37, 11 April 2020
| The Long Utopia | |
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| Co-author(s) | Stephen Baxter |
| Illustrator(s) | |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | 18 June 2015 |
| ISBN | 0062393219 |
| Pages | 354 (hardback) |
| RRP | £18.98 |
| Main characters | Joshua Valienté, Sister Agnes, Lobsang |
| Series | The Long Earth Series |
| Annotations | View |
| Notes | with Stephen Baxter |
| All data relates to the first UK edition. | |
Publisher's Blurb
2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve. Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He’s convinced they’re leading a normal life in New Springfield – they even adopt a child – but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world. Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal journey of discovery: learning about the father he never knew and a secret family history. But then he receives a summons from New Springfield. Lobsang now understands the enormity of what’s taking place beneath the surface of his earth – a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth. To counter this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine and the super-intelligent Next. And some must make the ultimate sacrifice . . .
Extra
The retailer Waterstones exclusive 'Metallic' edition contained the extra short story/extra chapter 'Stan Berg in The Wilderness.'
Lobsang and Agnes in New Springfield: Original fiction in the universe of 'The Long Utopia' a short story based on the novel released on the stories page of Stephen Baxter's website.
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