The Long Cosmos

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2070-71 Nearly six decades after Step Day & in the Long Earth the new Next post-human society continues to evolve For Joshua Valiente now in his late sixties it is time to take one last solo journey into the High Meggers an adventure that turns into a disaster Alone & facing death his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls But as Joshua confronts his mortality the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in more abstract ways
- by the trolls & by the Great Traversers Its message is simple but ts implications are enormous JOIN US The super-smart Next realise that the Message contains instructions on how to develop an immense artificial intelligence but to build it they have to seek help from throughout the industrious worlds of mankind Bit by bit byte by byte they assemble a computer the size of a continent
- a device that will alter the Long Earth's place within the cosmos & reveal the ultimate life-affirming goal of those who sent the Message Its impact will be felt by & resonate with all
- mankind & other species young & old communities & individuals
- who inhabit the Long Earths The Long Cosmos serves as a fabulous powerful & affecting drawing down of the curtain on this remarkable science fiction sequence