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The UK's bestselling adult novelist and a giant of British science fiction combine forces to write the first novel in an astonishing, mind-bending new series...The Long Earth.
1916: the Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Daniel Boone: 18th century American explorer
- Lobsang: A super-computer who successfully argued that he was a person.
- Georgina: .
- Debbie Bates: Add a description of this character.
- Shi-mi: artificial life form cat, a good mouser
- Ben Doak
- Mayor Spencer: Mayor of Happy Landings settlement
- Maria Valienté: Joshua's mother
- Jared Orgill
- Cindy Wells
- Sally Linsay: Daughter of the "Stepper" creator, a natural Stepper.
- Joshua Valienté: A natural stepper who has none of the side effects from stepping that others do. He is raised by nuns after his mother died shortly after his birth.
- Sister Agnes: Loves Bikes
- Percy Blakeney
- James Marshall
- Jack Green
- Sarah
- Darwin
- Tilda Lang Green: A Long Earth Settler
- Monica Jansson: A Police Officer in charge of policing on the parallel Earths
- First Person Singular: Large singular sentient being
- Billy Chambers
- Jim Steinman
- Thomas Tallis
- Jim Russo
- William Wordsworth: A long-dead poet mentioned by the characters
- Douglas Black: Founder of the transEarth Institute
- Wally
- Gareth
- Willis Linsay
- Sutter
- Keats
- Albert Chevalier
- Selena Jones
- Humphrey Llewellyn III
- Lobsang: Tibetan reincarnated as computer program
- Mac
- Melissa Harris
- Mr Batson
- Caroline
- Bill Lovell
- Clancy
- Reese Henry
- Brian Cowley
- Mark Twain
- Robinson Crusoe
- Lol
- Franklin Tallyman
- Helen Green
- Jack Clichy
- Nelson Azikiwe
- Rod Green
- Reverend Blessed
- Marge Doak
- Benjamin Franklin
- Hermione Dawes
Setting & Locations edit
- Long Earth
- Madison
- France
- Datum Earth
- England
- Australia
- North America
- Pacific
- City Hall
- Wisconsin
- Britain
- Siberia
First Sentence edit
In a forest glade: Private Percy woke up to birdsong.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Terry Pratchett (Author)
- Stephen Baxter (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 0-06-206775-3
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Harper
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 0-06-206775-3
Page Count: 352
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