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The Long War

Jul 3, 2025 1:00 AM

Author:Terry Pratchett,Stephen Baxter

The Long War

A generation after the events of The Long Earth, mankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by Stepping. Where Joshua and Lobsang once pioneered, now fleets of airships link the stepwise Americas with trade and culture. Mankind is shaping the Long Earth – but in turn the Long Earth is shaping mankind ... A new ‘America’, called Valhalla, is emerging more than a million steps from Datum Earth, with core American values restated in the plentiful environment of the Long Earth – and Valhalla is growing restless under the control of the Datum government...

Meanwhile the Long Earth is suffused by the song of the trolls, graceful hive-mind humanoids. But the trolls are beginning to react to humanity’s thoughtless exploitation ... Joshua, now a married man, is summoned by Lobsang to deal with a gathering multiple crisis that threatens to plunge the Long Earth into a war unlike any mankind has waged before.

Reviews

Exciting, exotic and tantalising

—— Lancashire Evening Post

Barden expertly weaves intricate historical detail around her love story

—— lovereading.co.uk

A wonderfully complex story of intrigue, mystery, hardship and betrayal

—— Historical Novel Review

A cracking read!

—— Hazel Gaynor , author of The Girl Who Came Home

An excellent work of historical fiction

—— Historical Fiction Obsession

Compelling storytelling

—— Book Preview Review

A beautiful story

—— Gold Coast Libraries

Clever, original and a little dark

—— Grazia

There's no sudden resolution, but there's enough wit to help you get through the messy bits

—— Shortlist

A collection of punchy stories . . . Sold and sold

—— Esquire

Darkly amusing . . . Suffused with caustic wit, quirky descriptions and sharp details. We Live In Water never falls short of being highly engaging

—— Sunday Times

... I was very impressed with The Thousand Names and immediately dove into the sequel The Shadow Throne. Recommended.

—— Rob , SFFWorld

Wexler’s polished military fantasy, first in the Shadow Campaign series, distinguishes itself from other epic doorstops with its unique setting, intricate plotting, and layered characters…This excellent series debut is for fans of Peter Brett, Daniel Abraham, and Joe Abercrombie.

—— Booklist

The scenes of military life and combat tactics are well crafted.

—— Publishers Weekly

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