The Long Earth
The Long Earth is a 2012 time-travel fiction novel by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Much of the action takes place in Madison. Characters include Joushua Valienté and Lobsang. Key subjects include recluses, space and time and time travel.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 43 ratings, and 70 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 14 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2012.
It runs to roughly 400 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Long Earth
Terry Pratchett, other than lending his name to this book, wasn't a part of it. No humor and dark reading. Mr. Baxter should have published it under his own name, he can write, just not to my liking. gmb 3/15/20
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Hardcover Fiction, 2012
Quick answers
Who wrote The Long Earth?
The Long Earth was written by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter and first published in 2012.
What genre is The Long Earth?
It is usually shelved as Time Travel.
How long is The Long Earth?
The median edition has 400 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Long Earth?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Merchant of Death (Pendragon #1), A Wrinkle in Time and Artemis Fowl.
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