The Long Cosmos - The Long Earth 5
Description
This book is written in English!
2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day and in the Long Earth, the new Next post-human society continues to evolve. 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. Alone and facing death, his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls. But as Joshua confronts his mortality, the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars. A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in more abstract ways – by the trolls and by the Great Traversers.
Its message is simple but its implications are enormous: JOIN US. The super-smart Next realise that the Message contains instructions on how to develop an immense artificial intelligence but to build it they have to seek help from throughout the industrious worlds of mankind. Bit by bit, byte by byte, they assemble a computer the size of a continent – a device that will alter the Long Earth’s place within the cosmos and reveal the ultimate, life-affirming goal of those who sent the Message. Its impact will be felt by and resonate with all – mankind and other species, young and old, communities and individuals – who inhabit the Long Earths…
The previous novels - The Long Earth, The Long War, The Long Mars, The Long Utopia - have each been Sunday Times top 10 bestsellers.
Product's details
150 × 232 mm
400
Paperback
9780857521798
Angličtina
2016
5
Weight: 500 g
9780857521798
25368
Reviews
14 (1 reviews)
The latest book in the series so far, unless Baxter writes another one himself. I was surprised that the book is about twice the size of the previous volumes, so it won't quite fit in with the others on your shelf. We meet Joshua and the trolls once again. The suspenseful story is spiced up by a signal—a brief invitation from space saying "join us"—which is picked up not just by humanity, but by the trolls and others as well. But who sent it and why? You'll have to read it yourself to find out.
Prozatím poslední kniha série, pokud Baxter nenapíše další díl sám. Překvapilo mě, že má kniha asi 2x větší rozměry než předchozí díly, takže se v knihovně nebude hodit k ostatním. Opět se setkáváme s Joshuou a trolly. Napínavý příběh okoření signál, respektive stručná pozvánka z kosmu "přidejte se k nám" kterou nezachytí jen lidstvo ale i trolové a další. Ale kdo ji poslal a proč, to už si budete muset přečist sami.
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