{"product_id":"the-long-earth-9780062068682","title":"The Long Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first novel in a brilliant collaboration between the visionary Discworld(R) creator Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science fiction novelist Stephen Baxter, \u003cem\u003eThe Long Earth\u003c\/em\u003e transports readers to an infinity of new worlds\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003ea series of parallel \"earths\" with doorways leading to adventure, intrigue, excitement, and an escape into the furthest reaches of the imagination. All it takes is a single step. . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe possibilities are endless. (Just be careful what you wish for. . . .)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1916: The Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong and the wind in the leaves. Where have the mud, blood, and blasted landscape of no-man's-land gone? For that matter, where has Percy gone?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2015: Madison, Wisconsin. Police officer Monica Jansson is exploring the burned-out home of a reclusive--some say mad, others allege dangerous--scientist who seems to have vanished. Sifting through the wreckage, Jansson finds a curious gadget: a box containing some rudimentary wiring, a three-way switch, and . . . a potato. It is the prototype of an invention that will change the way humankind views the world forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Earth \u003c\/em\u003eis an adventure of the highest order and will\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ecaptivate science fiction fans of all stripes, readers of Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen, and anyone who enjoyed the Terry Pratchett\/Neil Gaiman collaboration \u003cem\u003eGood Omens\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther books in the Long Earth series include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Long War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Mars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Utopia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Cosmos\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaxter, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStephen Baxter is an acclaimed, multiple-award-winning author whose many books include the Xeelee Sequence series, the Time Odyssey trilogy (written with Arthur C. Clarke), and \u003cem\u003eThe Time Ships\u003c\/em\u003e, a sequel to H. G. Wells's classic \u003cem\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePratchett, Terry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSir Terry Pratchett\u003c\/strong\u003e was the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including his phenomenally successful Discworld series. His young adult novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Carnegie Medal, and \u003cem\u003eWhere's My Cow?\u003c\/em\u003e, his Discworld book for \"readers of all ages,\" was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller. His novels have sold more than seventy five million (give or take a few million) copies worldwide. Named an Officer of the British Empire \"for services to literature,\" Pratchett lived in England. He died in 2015 at the age of sixty-six.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610119573778,"sku":"9780062068682","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0cbba972-b107-4f79-87a4-d0546245189b.jpg?v=1732334050","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-long-earth-9780062068682","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}