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2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve. Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He’s convinced they’re leading a normal life in New Springfield – they even adopt a child – but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world. Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal…

Четвертый роман цикла «Бесконечная Земля».

Спустя три десятилетия странствий по Долгой Земле прирожденный путник Джошуа Валиенте все еще не исчерпал ее чудес.

Под другим небом, в другой вселенной он рассчитывал взять одиночный творческий отпуск. Но вынужден снова «вальсировать» от неприятностей с ускоряющейся Земли в поиске нового дома.

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2045-2059. In spite of the world-changing upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption -- humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, both on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve.
Lobsang, now an elderly and somewhat over-complex AI, seems to have suffered a breakdown of sorts. With Agnes, he now lives, in disguise, in an exotic High-Meggers world -- 'New Springfield' --- determined to lead a 'normal' life as a human colonist. They even adopt a child, a son. But it seems that Sally Linsay guided them there for a reason.
For it's at New Springfield that the Long Earth chain of worlds has become 'entangled' with another Long world -- an alien planet. Strange haunted-house sightings in a cellar reveal this alien world to be inhabited by voracious colonising cyborgs --- 'silver beetles' -- who seem to be modifying this world for their own terrifying purposes.
Elsewhere Joshua, now in his fifties, tries to track down the father he's never known. In so doing, he unravels a deeper history -- of natural steppers who banded together in Victorian London. At first they offered their services to the crown, but were eventually hunted down and their secret covered up. But their story didn't end there, and it would seem that an ancestor of Joshua's became embroiled in a clandestine 'Darwinian' programme involving these 19th century steppers.
Free from human control, the super-intelligent Next are growing up. As they debate how to 'manage' the vast herd of humans they live amongst, one of the brightest of them all begins to preach about the unity of all human kinds and in so doing stirs up both human and Next communities -- but then, still only young, he faces a new duty.
Meanwhile, on New Springfield, Lobsang has been joined by Joshua and they've discovered the ominous ultimate goal of the cyborg silver beetles and the vast machines they have created. The threat they pose to the Long Earth -- and other Long worlds -- convinces Lobsang and the others that the beetles' world has to be 'cauterised', taken out of the Long Earth chain, to prevent the spread of their kind. To achieve this will require super-stepping abilities -- and for some it will mean making the ultimate sacrifice.

Pärast Sammupäeva ja katastroofilist Yellowstone’i purset levivad inimesed aina kaugemale Pikkmaale. Kaugele Pikkmaale jõuab ka Lobsang, tiibeti mootorrattaparandaja peaaegu kõikvõimas uuskehastus, kes on võtnud nõuks jumalasarnaselt positsioonilt tagasi tõmbuda ja vaikselt talu pidama hakata. See plaan pööratakse aga pea peale, kui selgub, et nagu juhuslikult on just selles maailmas midagi väga viltu. Selle olukorra lahendamiseks ei piisa Lobsangi enda jõust, vaja on kutsuda appi superastuja Joshua Valienté, uus inimliik Järgmised ja Lobsangile ainuomaselt ka... Lobsang ise. Kaalul on Pikkmaa ja terve inimkonna säilimine, kõik peavad tegema, mida suudavad, ja paistab, et keegi peab tooma ülima ohvri...

Jest połowa XXI wieku. Po ogromnym wstrząsie Dnia Przekroczenia i po erupcji superwulkanu Yellowstone, ludzkość sięga wciąż dalej w Długą Ziemię. Społeczeństwo ewoluuje, na zniszczonej Ziemi Podstawowej i poza nią. Pojawiają się nowe wyzwania.
Podstarzały i gderliwy SI, Lobsang, zamieszkuje z Agnes na egzotycznym i dalekim świecie. Postanowili wieść normalne życie w New Springfield – adoptowali nawet dziecko. Wydaje się jednak, że nie trafili tam przypadkiem. Krążą pogłoski o dziwnych zjawiskach na niebie, o strachach... Coś jest w tym świecie nie tak…
Miliony kroków od tego miejsca, Joshua dowiaduje się o ojcu, którego nigdy nie znał, i odkrywa sekretną historię rodziny. Nagle niespodziewanie otrzymuje pilne wezwanie z New Springfield.
Lobsang zaczyna rozumieć wagę tego, co dzieje się pod powierzchnią jego świata – i zagraża wszystkim światom Długiej Ziemi. Aby z tym walczyć, potrzebne są połączone wysiłki ludzkości, maszyny i superinteligentnych Następnych. A niektórzy muszą złożyć ostateczną ofiarę.

Czwarta część bestsellerowej serii autorstwa mistrza fantasy Terry'ego Pratchetta oraz Stephena Baxtera.

The fourth novel in Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter s internationally bestselling Long Earth series, hailed as a brilliant science fiction collaboration... a love letter to all Pratchett fans, readers, and lovers of wonder everywhere (Io9). 2045-2059. Human society continues to evolve on Datum Earth, its battered and weary origin planet, as the spread of humanity progresses throughout the many Earths beyond.

The fourth novel in Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter’s internationally bestselling “Long Earth” series, hailed as “a brilliant science fiction collaboration . . . a love letter to all Pratchett fans, readers, and lovers of wonder everywhere” (Io9).

2045-2059. Human society continues to evolve on Datum Earth, its battered and weary origin planet, as the spread of humanity progresses throughout the many Earths beyond.

Lobsang, now an elderly and complex AI, suffers a breakdown, and disguised as a human attempts to live a “normal” life on one of the millions of Long Earth worlds. His old friend, Joshua, now in his fifties, searches for his father and discovers a heretofore unknown family history. And the super-intelligent post-humans known as “the Next” continue to adapt to life among “lesser” humans.

But an alarming new challenge looms. An alien planet has somehow become “entangled” with one of the Long Earth worlds and, as Lobsang and Joshua learn, its voracious denizens intend to capture, conquer, and colonize the new universe—the Long Earth—they have inadvertently discovered.

World-building, the intersection of universes, the coexistence of diverse species, and the cosmic meaning of the Long Earth itself are among the mind-expanding themes explored in this exciting new installment of Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter's extraordinary Long Earth series.

The fourth novel in Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter’s internationally bestselling “Long Earth” series, hailed as “a brilliant science fiction collaboration . . . a love letter to all Pratchett fans, readers, and lovers of wonder everywhere” (Io9).

2045-2059. Human society continues to evolve on Datum Earth, its battered and weary origin planet, as the spread of humanity progresses throughout the many Earths beyond.

Lobsang, now an elderly and complex AI, suffers a breakdown, and disguised as a human attempts to live a “normal” life on one of the millions of Long Earth worlds. His old friend, Joshua, now in his fifties, searches for his father and discovers a heretofore unknown family history. And the super-intelligent post-humans known as “the Next” continue to adapt to life among “lesser” humans.

But an alarming new challenge looms. An alien planet has somehow become “entangled” with one of the Long Earth worlds and, as Lobsang and Joshua learn, its voracious denizens intend to capture, conquer, and colonize the new universe—the Long Earth—they have inadvertently discovered.

World-building, the intersection of universes, the coexistence of diverse species, and the cosmic meaning of the Long Earth itself are among the mind-expanding themes explored in this exciting new installment of Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter's extraordinary Long Earth series.

2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve. Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He's convinced they're leading a normal life in New Springfield - they even adopt a child - but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world. Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal journey…

2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve. Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He’s convinced they’re leading a normal life in New Springfield – they even adopt a child – but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world. Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal…

2050-ые. Базовая Земля и ее копии покрываются космическими лифтами. Осваиваются просторы Бесконечного Марса. Лобсанг отходит от роли бога Бесконечной Земли и уходит на покой. Где-то в Нижних Землях Следующие, новая раса людей с небывалым уровнем интеллекта, решают космологические и философские тайны и ищут новый путь сосуществования с обычным Человечеством. Одновременно с этим Джошуа Валиенте пытается найти разгадку своего происхождения, а на просторах Бесконечной Земли возникает новая, глобальная угроза для неё самой и всех её обитателей. И исходит она со странного новооткрытого Джокер-мира...

Pärast Sammupäeva ja katastroofilist Yellowstone’i purset levivad inimesed aina kaugemale Pikkmaale. Kaugele Pikkmaale jõuab ka Lobsang, tiibeti mootorrattaparandaja peaaegu kõikvõimas uuskehastus, kes on võtnud nõuks jumalasarnaselt positsioonilt tagasi tõmbuda ja vaikselt talu pidama hakata. See plaan pööratakse aga pea peale, kui selgub, et nagu juhuslikult on just selles maailmas midagi väga viltu. Selle olukorra lahendamiseks ei piisa Lobsangi enda jõust, vaja on kutsuda appi superastuja Joshua Valienté, uus inimliik Järgmised ja Lobsangile ainuomaselt ka... Lobsang ise. Kaalul on Pikkmaa ja terve inimkonna säilimine, kõik peavad…

It's 2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption, humanity is spreading farther into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve.

Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang, lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He’s convinced they’re leading a normal life in New Springfield - they even adopt a child - but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world.

Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal journey of discovery: learning about the father he never knew and a secret family history. But then he receives a summons from New Springfield. Lobsang now understands the enormity of what’s taking place beneath the surface of his Earth - a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth.

To counter this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine and the superintelligent Next. And some must make the ultimate sacrifice...

“Their trademark world building and questions of morality remain intact . . . The explosive cliffhanger ending—also now something of a trademark—promises one final return to the series.” — Booklist

The fourth novel in Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter’s bestselling series, which io9 calls “a brilliant science fiction collaboration.”

2045-2059. Human society continues to evolve on Datum Earth, its battered and weary origin planet, as the spread of humanity progresses throughout the many Earths beyond.

Lobsang, now an elderly and complex AI, suffers a breakdown, and disguised as a human attempts to live a “normal” life on one of the millions of Long Earth worlds. His old friend, Joshua, now in his fifties, searches for his father and discovers a heretofore unknown family history. And the super-intelligent post-humans known as “the Next” continue to adapt to life among “lesser” humans.

But an alarming new challenge looms. An alien planet has somehow become “entangled” with one of the Long Earth worlds and, as Lobsang and Joshua learn, its voracious denizens intend to capture, conquer, and colonize the new universe—the Long Earth—they have inadvertently discovered.

World-building, the intersection of universes, the coexistence of diverse species, and the cosmic meaning of the Long Earth itself are among the mind-expanding themes explored in this exciting new installment of Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter's extraordinary Long Earth series.

The complete list of books in the Long Earth series include:

The Long Earth
The Long War
The Long Mars
The Long Utopia
The Long Cosmos