The Long Mars (The Long Earth, #3)

Posted on 13 May 2017 by Terry Pratchett

The third novel in Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter s Long Earth series, which Io9 calls a brilliant science fiction collaboration 2040 2045 In the years after the cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption there is massive economic dislocation as populations flee Datum Earth to myriad Long Earth worlds Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all involved in this perilous rescue work when, out of the blue, Sally is contacted by her long vanished father and inventor of the original Stepper device, Willis Linsay He tells her he is planning a fantastic voyage across the Long Mars and wants her to accompany him But Sally soon learns that Willis has an ulterior motive for his request Meanwhile U S Navy Commander Maggie Kauffman has embarked on an incredible journey of her own, leading an expedition to the outer limits of the far Long Earth.For Joshua, the crisis he faces is much closer to home He becomes embroiled in the plight of the Next the super bright post humans who are beginning to emerge from their long childhood in the community called Happy Landings, located deep in the Long Earth Ignorance and fear have caused normal human society to turn against the Next A dramatic showdown seems inevitable New Download The Long Mars (The Long Earth, #3) [ by ] Terry Pratchett [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr E.M Forster once wrote that when it comes to fiction, story is the thing that makes you ask what happens next while plot is the thing that makes you ask why did that just happen For example, here s a short piece of fiction I just wrote that s full of story and devoid of plot Opening the garage door and what Johnny found thereJohnny knew he shouldn t open the garage door, he knew the rumours Nobody who opened this door ever left he...I feel this series is a classic marmite series in that you will either love it or you will hate it As this is the third book I expect everyone to have decided what they think by this point but I am one of the former I adore the light plot style of these books with them focusingon a journey through amazing worlds with a limited plot point that ties the characters together I thought this one was the best of the series so far.The Long Mars is probably an inappropriate title as it is one I feel this series is a classic marmite series in that you will either love it or you will hate it As this is the third book I expect everyone to have decided what they think by this point but I am one of the former I adore the light plot style of these books with them focusingon a journey through amazing worlds with a limited plot point that ties the characters together I thought this one was the best of the series so far.The Long Mars is probably an inappropriate title as it is one of the narrative threads which is least important here Sally Lindsay joins her father, who invented the stepper and caused lots of trouble, and astronaut Frank on an expedition across the Long Mars, the endless line of parallel Marses Like Earth, most are similar to the original but some are very different And just what is Sally s father looking for We also get another twain tri...This book had three parallel stories, and I enjoyed two of them Unfortunately, the third one was the source of the title, so it was kind of important I enjoyed the on going adventures of Joshua Valiente, but he was kind of lost by the end of the book His family totally disappeared, but they were fairly unimportant in The Long War as well I enjoyed the ever further venturing of Maggie Kauffman and her navy crew on board the airships They travel out into the 100,000,000s and beyond range, whe This book had three parallel stories, and I enjoyed two of them Unfortunately, the third one was the source of the title, so it was kind of important I enjoyed the on going adventures of Joshua Valiente, but he was kind of lost by the end of the book His family totally disappeared, but they were fairly unimportant in The Long War as well I enjoyed the ever further venturing of Maggie Kauffman and her navy crew on board the airships They travel out into the 100,000,000s and beyond range, where Earth is barely recognizable, and she has to deal with an overzealous captain of the ship accompanying her I tired of the third...The series continues its arc down for my enjoyment The writing remains constantly good, but the plotting meanders.There s a really strange lack of knowledge of evolution that drives most of this book Like, seriously, bad science going on.And the whole Mars part of the book which is supposed to be important but really isn t is marked with a strange sort of logic that I really don t get view spoiler there must be a space elevator because the character can t conceive that there wouldn t be The series continues its arc down for my enjoyment The writing remains constantly good, but the plotting meanders.There s a really strange lack of knowledge of evolution that drives most of this book Like, seriously, bad science going on.And the whole Mars part of the book which is supposed to be important but really isn t is marked with a strange sort of logic that I really don t get view spoiler there must be a space elevator because the character can t conceive that there wouldn t be a space elevator And the hunter dude who has never stepped is able to track them across multiple worlds with no problem And the crazy guy doesn t have a weapon And, And, and hide spoiler You could remove all refere...When I saw the next Long series was titled The Long Mars, I immediately credited Baxter and Pratchett for at the very least taking the series places unexpected Since the mildly disappointing Long War, I was somewhat geared for not so much low expectations, but an assumption that Long Mars would follow a similar pattern of the majority of the book being a sort of sociological exploration with a very intense world s changing event at the end.Even with differing expecta...I have nearly all of Terry Pratchett s solo books, and I ve enjoyed some of Baxter s work Long Earth wasn t bad Long War was a little disappointing This one was depressing It s boring It feels as if it s written for bright 12 year olds And it s sloppy Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you like the play There are in fact some scenes where stuff actually happens But by the time I got to them I was skimming pages, whipping over them in a way disturbingly similar to the twains flight I have nearly all of Terry Pratchett s solo books, and I ve enjoyed some of Baxter s work Long Earth wasn t bad Long War was a little disappointing This one was depressing It s boring It feels as if it s written for bright 12 year olds And it s sloppy Other than that, Mrs L...How could two of the best SF F authors of the modern era make a story of two epic journeys across billions of worlds so boring Virtually the whole book is taken up by these journeys one across the multiple Earths, and another across similar multiple Mars s and both journeys come across as here s this world and it s got this going on, then there s this di...I enjoyed the last two volumes in this series because the characters were interesting and the ideas presented were fascinating They are strange books, there is not so much of a plot to them, they relike a series of fascinating ideas Stuff happens, but it slike a documentation of events rather than a drama The third book carries on this style, and introduces some new concepts to the Long series, with an expeditio...It is now 2040 and on datum Earth the Yellowstone Caldera has finally blown Most of the population is fleeing to other Long Earth worlds, and it is causing huge disruption Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are helping those that cannot step easily and getting them to safe havens Out of nowhere Sally is contacted by her father, Willis Lindsay, the creator of the o...Not starting out well at all At p.40, I m already bored How could two of the best SF F authors of the modern era make a story of two epic journeys across billions of worlds so boring , asks Otherwyrld, yourself a favor, and read some of the 2 and 1 star reviews before you take this one on.Long Earth 1 was very good, Long War 2 was pretty good, this one looks like it s headed back to the library soon I m closing it out as as DNF after 40 pa Not starting out well at all At p.40, I m already bored How could two of the best SF F authors of the modern era make a story of two epic journeys across billions of worlds so boring , asks Otherwyrld, yourself a favor, and read some of the 2 and 1 star reviews before you take this one on.Long Earth 1 was very good, Long Wa...

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13 May 2017

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