{"product_id":"book-bazg","title":"The Long Mars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe third novel in legendary author and Discworld creator Terry Pratchett and award-winning science fiction writer Stephen Baxter's “Long Earth” series, which \u003cem\u003eIo9\u003c\/em\u003e calls “a brilliant science fiction collaboration.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2040. The Long Earth is in chaos… .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption is shutting down civilization. Whole populations flee to the relative safety of myriad stepwise Earths. Sally Linsay, Joshua Valiente, and Lobsang have all been involved in the perilous post-eruption clean-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Joshua faces a crisis close to home. From a long childhood hidden deep in the Long Earth, a new breed of young, super-bright post-humans is emerging—but \"normal\" human society is turning against them, driven by ignorance and fear. For Joshua, caught up in the conflict, a dramatic showdown seems inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, U.S. Navy Commander Maggie Kauffman embarks on an incredible journey, leading an expedition to the unexplored limits of the far Long Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Sally is contacted by her long-vanished father, Willis Linsay, inventor of the original Stepper device. Ever the maverick, he is planning a fantastic voyage of his own—across the Long Mars. But what is his true motivation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Joshua, for humankind, for the Long Earth itself—everything is different now. Joshua becomes embroiled in the plight of the Next: the super-bright post-humans who are beginning to emerge from their “long childhood” in the community called Happy Landings, located deep in the Long Earth. Ignorance and fear have caused “normal” human society to turn against the Next. A dramatic showdown seems inevitable… .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe complete list of books in the Long Earth series include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Earth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Mars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Utopia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Cosmos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50147583918384,"sku":"BDbazg","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":50147583951152,"sku":"ZEbazg","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bazg-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776908096","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bazg","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}