''The Long Mars'' is a
science fiction
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novel by
Terry Pratchett
Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humourist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his '' Discworld'' series of 41 novels.
Pratchett's first no ...
and
Stephen Baxter.
It is the third in a five-book series of the
parallel-Earth sequence ''
The Long Earth
''The Long Earth'' is the first novel in a collaborative science fiction series by British authors Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.
Plot summary
The "Long Earth" is a (possibly infinite) series of parallel worlds that are similar to Earth, ...
''. Originally entitled ''The Long Childhood'', it was changed to ''The Long Mars'', and published on 19 June 2014. The paperback edition was published by
Harper
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on 7 August 2014.
In the novel, Sally Linsay, her father, and a burned-out astronaut friend travel to
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin at ...
and find that it too has co-existing alternate worlds accessible to their technology. While many are lifeless and possess atmospheres as thin as those of Mars within our universe, others possess oceans, life forms and intelligent life.
See also
*''
Rainbow Mars
''Rainbow Mars'' is a 1999 science fiction short story collection by American writer Larry Niven. It contains six stories of Hanville Svetz, five previously published and the longest, "Rainbow Mars", written for the collection. The setting of th ...
'', another novel involving alternate versions of Mars, which began as a proposed collaboration between
Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are '' Ringworld'' (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, '' The Mote in God's E ...
and Terry Pratchett.
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Manifold: Origin'', a novel by Stephen Baxter centered on alternate versions of the Moon
References
2014 British novels
Doubleday (publisher) books
Novels set on Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin at ...
Collaborative novels
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