The Long Mars
The Long Earth, Book 3
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The Long Mars
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Michael Fenton Stevens
About this listen
The years 2040 - 2045: After the cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption, there is massive economic dislocation as populations flee Datum Earth to myriad Long Earth worlds. Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all involved in this perilous work when, out of the blue, Sally is contacted by her long-vanished father and inventor of the original Stepper device, Willis Linsay. He tells her he is planning a fantastic voyage across the Long Mars and wants her to accompany him. But Sally soon learns that Willis has ulterior motives....
Meanwhile U.S. Navy Commander Maggie Kauffman has embarked on an incredible journey of her own, leading an expedition to the outer limits of the far Long Earth. For Joshua, the crisis he faces is much closer to home. He 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 are causing 'normal' human society to turn against the Next - and a dramatic showdown seems inevitable....
©2014 Terry and Lyn Pratchett and Stephen Baxter (P)2014 Random House AudiobooksListeners also enjoyed...
getting better
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Another thrilling dive into the long earth
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Great book typical Pratchett.
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onward and upward ...I guess
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long (time to get to) Mars
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Lazy characterisations borrow heavily from tired stereotypes that border on xenophobia ... those pesky chinese just can't be trusted, the Russians are just jolly, drunk buffoons that want to stake their claim first, and the US army just want to nuke everything.
This could have been bearable if it had been delivered with the usual wry humour of Pratchett. However, the humor got lost, just like the story and the characters you got to know in the first two novels.
Not sure if I want to spend my time wading through the next installment. ..
good story spoilt by tedious detail
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The narrator is brilliant and I will look for other books he has recorded.
Great SiFi *****
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would most certainly recommend this book, the series have been so entertaining. I pre-ordered this book having enjoyed the first two.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Long Mars?
Difficult to choose one thing. Each story thread has its own fascination. I loved the uncovering of the divergent evolutions on Earth and Mars.What about Michael Fenton Stevens’s performance did you like?
Everything, he is one of the best narrators. All the characterisations are so distinct.Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
In parts, but mostly I felt like I was a fly on the wall observing. Willis` arrogance was irritating. Missed not hearing Lobsang so much.Any additional comments?
Want more.The Long Mars : Longing for more
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A decent follow up
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Would you listen to The Long Mars again? Why?
No, it jumped around all over the place and had no narrative drive.Has The Long Mars put you off other books in this genre?
This series yes: the characters have lost their sense of identity and drive and now see to wander aimlessly from scene to scene.What about Michael Fenton Stevens’s performance did you like?
He's great - accents, complex dialogue, emotion, all there and brilliantly executed.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, too long.Any additional comments?
For me this is the last episode of the Long Earth series. A stunning start, but the momentum has gone and I'm not sure we care about any of the characters enough to pick up the next volumeMore Baxter than Pratchett?
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