The Long Earth
by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
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Critic Rating
32%
Critic Reviews: 17
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72%
Reader Ratings: 328
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Synopsis
New York Times Bestselling Author The first science fiction novel in over three decades from New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett in which he has created a new world-a series of parallel "earths" called The Long Earth-written with award-winning novelist Stephen Baxter Larry Lynsey is a recluse. Aggressively protective of his singular solitude, he has searched long, far, and wide to find the perfect isolation. Deep in one of the farthest... more
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- All Critics: 17
- Positive: 6
- Negative: 11
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The Guardian | 20 Jun 2012
The Long Earth is a short read: the pages riffle past and there's much to enjoy.
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The Independent | 1 Jul 2012
This is an accessible, fun and thoughtful SF novel that offers the potential for a multitude of stories as great as the myriad of Earths.
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Escape Pod | 10 Sep 2012
Unfortunately, even though I liked most of the book, I wasn’t terribly pleased with the way that it ended
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AV Club | 9 Jul 2012
...The Long Earth suffers slightly from its own overpacked potential: It promises a satisfying meal, and delivers a tasty appetizer.
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Dawn.com | 2 Sep 2012
I wish there were more to say about this book, but unfortunately, it’s just not very exciting. Neither is it terribly funny, nor particularly dark
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SFX | 15 Jun 2012
It’s a good job, as The Long Earth is by turns thrillingly expansive, joyously inventive and utterly engrossing.
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BC Books | 3 Jul 2012
The story really does draw you in. Not just with the detailed physical descriptions which are very realistic but it also starts you thinking about the scarcity of things and how that drives our world economies
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 May 2012
This often intriguing development of a science fiction trope takes a scattershot approach and could have used more of Pratchett's trademark satire and Puckish humor
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Tor | 18 Jun 2012
The conclusion feels slightly rushed and not entirely satisfying... the questions raised about the nature of sentience and human intelligence talked through a little too quickly.
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Fantasy Faction | 11 Jul 2012
It certainly isn’t the worst book ever written, but it is a huge disappointment when you consider the authors’ names who appear on the cover
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Buzzy Mag
A very good, interesting sci-fi adventure desperately in need of its sequel.
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Writing Bar | 1 Aug 2012
There is a distinct sense of “something wicked this way comes” in the book, but in the end it fizzles out a little, becoming more an intriguing possibility of what lies out there than a palpable, possibly terrifying threat.
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Whodunit? Mystery Bookstore | 30 Jul 2012
I find myself missing Pratchett’s voice as the dominant story-telling element of the book.
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The Newtown Review of Books | 13 Aug 2012
One of the pleasures for a reader is to try to work out what aspects of the novel have been created by each author.
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My Shelf Confessions | 19 Jul 2012
The Long Earth had a lot of interesting scenarios and things that made you think, “is that how humanity would really react?” moments – but ultimately I felt like it was incomplete
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Publishers Weekly | 26 May 2012
...the authors seem to have more fun developing backstory and concepts than any real tension. An abrupt conclusion comes as an unwelcome end to this tale of exploration.
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Express | 24 Jun 2012
The book ends with a bang but it’s a rather ineffectual one that is, like the bulk of the book, hard to care about.
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