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The Long Cosmos

by Terry Pratchett

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A Long Earth finale of post-human ambition and planetary-scale technology

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A Long Earth finale of post-human ambition and planetary-scale technology

Set in 2070–71, The Long Cosmos returns to the evolving societies of the Long Earth nearly sixty years after Step Day. A cryptic invitation—“Join us.”—sets the Next, a community of hyper-intelligent post-humans, on a project of extraordinary scale: developing The Machine, an artificial intelligence envisioned at the size of an Earth continent. Their plans depend on cooperation from humanity’s more populous worlds, while Joshua Valient undertakes a trek through the High Meggers. The book frames these intersecting developments around a larger question named in the description: the meaning of life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers following the Long Earth series
  • Science-fiction readers interested in artificial intelligence and post-humanity
  • Fans of large-scale, multiworld speculative settings

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Artificial intelligencePost-humanityParallel worldsHuman cooperationMeaning of life

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"A wholly satisfying conclusion." -- Publishers Weekly

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 Valient

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