The Long Cosmos

A Novel

By: Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter

Narrated by: Michael Fenton Stevens

""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 Valienté, now nearing seventy, is saved from death when a troll band discovers him. Living among the trolls as he recovers, Joshua develops a deeper understanding of this collective-intelligence species and its society. He discovers that some older trolls, with capacious memories, act as communal libraries, and live on a very strange Long Earth world, in caverns under the root systems of trees as tall as mountains.

Valienté also learns something much more profound . . . about life and its purpose in the Long Earth: We cultivate the cosmos to maximize the opportunities for life and joy in this universe, and to prepare for new universes to come.

The complete list of books in the Long Earth series include:

• The Long Earth
• The Long War
• The Long Mars
• The Long Utopia
• The Long Cosmos

a beautiful farewell

a beautiful farewell to a wonderful story and a peerless author who has touched millions of lives. the performance was fun and funny, and ultimately, beautifully, exquisite.

Good series worth listening to

A few slow spots in the earlier books. This one moves along. Great narration as always from MFS.

Great finale to the saga

The long earth series was extremely interesting and made a lot of philosophical and metaphysical points. The characters themeselves didn't seem to have grown with their character arcs but they just seemed to be a p.o.v. for the worlds. The generation and characterization of the worlds were fabulous. I think this was my favorite of the series.

A Satisfying Conclusion

Everything you'd want to close out the series. love the narrator and an excellent story. 5 stars!

Beautiful and Awe inspiring

Ending the story the way it began, what a beautiful experience. The hard science concepts are a dream of storytelling. This is the best Science Fiction novel series I read yet.