The Long Cosmos A Novel
The Long Cosmos A Novel by Terry Pratchett is the first American edition published by HarperCollins on June 14, 2016. This 400-page work serves as the thrilling conclusion to the Long Earth series, delving into profound questions about the meaning of life as society continues to evolve in the Long Earth nearly six decades after Step Day. A mysterious message urging others to “Join us” sets the stage for a quest involving hyper-intelligent post-humans and the creation of an immense artificial intelligence known as The Machine.
Readers will find a rich narrative that intertwines action and adventure within a science fiction framework. As Joshua Valienté embarks on a journey in the High Meggers, he encounters a troll band that leads him to a deeper understanding of their collective intelligence and unique society. This exploration reveals the role of older trolls as communal libraries and introduces a world where life and joy are cultivated to prepare for future universes. The Long Cosmos invites readers to reflect on existence and the interconnectedness of life across the cosmos.
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The thrilling conclusion to the internationally bestselling Long Earth series explores the greatest question of all: What is the meaning of life?
2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day, a new society continues to evolve in the Long Earth. Now, a message has been received: “Join us.”
The Next—the hyper-intelligent post-humans—realize that the missive contains instructions for kick-starting the development of an immense artificial intelligence known as The Machine. But to build this computer the size of an Earth continent, they must obtain help from the more populous and still industrious worlds of mankind.
Meanwhile, on a trek in the High Meggers, Joshua Valienté, now nearing seventy, is saved from death when a troll band discovers him. Living among the trolls as he recovers, Joshua develops a deeper understanding of this collective-intelligence species and its society. He discovers that some older trolls, with capacious memories, act as communal libraries, and live on a very strange Long Earth world, in caverns under the root systems of trees as tall as mountains.
Valienté also learns something much more profound . . . about life and its purpose in the Long Earth: We cultivate the cosmos to maximize the opportunities for life and joy in this universe, and to prepare for new universes to come.
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