The Endless War ( English The Long War ) - a fantastic novel by English writers Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter , the second book from the cycle "Endless Land" [2] . The novel was published in Russian on December 1, 2014 by Eksmo Publishing House [3] , translated by V. Sergeyev [4] , and there are also unofficial translations called The Long War.
| Endless war | |
|---|---|
| English The long war | |
 Cover of the first edition of Doubleday Book | |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Author | Terry Pratchett Stephen Baxter |
| Original language | English |
| Date of first publication | 2013 year [1] |
| Publishing house | Doubleday |
| Cycle | |
| Previous | Endless earth |
| Following | Endless mars |
Content
Story
The novel takes place 10 years after the end of the events described in the novel " Endless Land ". Humanity has settled in new worlds . With the help of trolls, people continue to explore parallel worlds, while Black Corporation has developed vehicles that can make transitions. In connection with the expanding exploitation of trolls, the latter begin to massively leave known worlds [5] .
In one of the worlds, located more than a million “steps” from the Base Earth, “New America” or Valhalla is emerging. Thanks to the good environment, the Valhalla community of people exactly repeats the basics of colonial America . The population of the new world is growing and declaring its independence from the United States . Joshua Valiente - the protagonist of the first novel, again called up by Lobsang to deal with emerging issues that threaten to drag the worlds into the war [5] .
The Endless Earth cycle
In addition to the novel "Endless War", the cycle includes the novels " Endless Earth " ( Eng. The Long Earth ) [6] , " Infinite Mars " ( Eng. He Long Mars ), whose working name was originally "The Long Childhood" [7 ] [8] , “ ” and “ ”.
Notes
- ↑ Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter "The Long War" . "Science Fiction Laboratory". Date of treatment July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter “The Long War” . "Science Fiction Laboratory". Date of treatment July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Endless War . Eksmo. Date of treatment December 26, 2014.
- ↑ Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter, "Endless War" . "Science Fiction Laboratory". Date of treatment December 17, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 The Long War (inaccessible link) . www.terrypratchettbooks.com. Date of treatment July 15, 2014. Archived June 25, 2014.
- ↑ Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter “Endless Earth” . "Science Fiction Laboratory". Date of treatment July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter “The Long Mars” . "Science Fiction Laboratory". Date of treatment July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Novelties of science fiction in Nizhny Novgorod . booknews.rusf.net (May 24, 2014). Date of treatment July 15, 2014.
Links
- Stephen Baxter: Conceptual Breakthrough Locus (12 January 2014). Date of treatment July 15, 2014.