Baxter Stephen - The Long Mars - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The third novel in legendary author and Discworld creator Terry Pratchett and award - winning science fiction writer Stephen Baxter's Long Earth series which Io 9 calls a brilliant science fiction collaboration. 2040. The Long Earth is in chaos . The cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption is shutting down civilization. Whole populations flee to the relative safety of myriad stepwise Earths. Sally Linsay Joshua Valiente and Lobsang have all been involved in the perilous post - eruption clean - up. But Joshua faces a crisis close to home. From a long childhood hidden deep in the Long Earth a new breed of young super - bright post - humans is emerging but "normal" human society is turning against them driven by ignorance and fear. For Joshua caught up in the conflict a dramatic showdown seems inevitable. Meanwhile U. S. Navy Commander Maggie Kauffman embarks on an incredible journey leading an expedition to the unexplored limits of the far Long Earth. And Sally is contacted by her long - vanished father Willis Linsay inventor of the original Stepper device. Ever the maverick he is planning a fantastic voyage of his own across the Long Mars. But what is his true motivation? For Joshua for humankind for the Long Earth itself everything is different now. Joshua 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 . The complete list of books in the Long Earth series include: The Long Earth The Long War The Long Mars The Long Utopia The Long Cosmos
Title: The Long Mars
Author(s): Baxter Stephen
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062297303
Pages: 464 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/27/2015
Series: Long Earth