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Thu May 13 2021 at 0:06:44 "The Long Earth" series of books grew to five works, with the series being ended by the death of series co-creator Terry Pratchett. The series consists of: The Long Earth (2012) The Long War (2013) The Long Mars (2014) The Long Utopia (2015) The Long Cosmos (2016) The central science-fiction idea of the book is that the earth is one of a string of alternative earths, a string of worlds that are slightly different. Sometime in the near future, a man releases a simple tool, called a "stepper" that lets people travel along the earths. Although, as we find out, s...

The Long Earth The Long Earth Missile Gap. A strange new megalithic world appears from nowhere, and everybody runs around exploring it. This is a well-trodden and quite entertaining trope in science fiction, but it is worth noting that it is not really Terry Pratchett's thing, and these books show very little of his humor and character development. I haven't read much of Stephan Baxter's works, but I would assume that this is novel was much more influenced by him. One day an unknown inventor posts instructions on how to build an odd device on the internet. For reasons never clearly explained...

Image: European Astrobiology Institute In the last decade, new satellites and observatories have drastically expanded our understanding of the universe. We now know that planets are a pretty common phenomena around the galaxy, bringing us to a question that science fiction has long imagined answers to: What will life around the galaxy look like? The European Astrobiology Institute is adding its own spin on the question with a new anthology: Life Beyond Us, which will feature twenty-two short stories that address this concept. The anthology has since funded via Kickstarter, and you’ve only...

Sadler's Peaky Blinder Irish Cup R2: Holders Glentoran enter the fray The Sadler's Peaky Blinder Irish Cup resumes on Saturday with eight second round ties which will take the winning sides a step closer to a place in the Mourneview Park decider at the end of the month. Holders Glentoran enter the fray for the first time in what promises to be the tie of the round when they welcome Cliftonville to The Oval. Mick McDermott's side received a bye last time out following Dundela's withdrawal while the Reds swept past Portstewart. This will be the fifth time this season the sides have met and desp...

Seven men accused of massive methamphetamine importation off Geraldton have their trial aborted © Provided by ABC NEWS The men had been accused of involvement in importing 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine into Australia. (ABC News: Nicolas Perpitch) The trial of seven men accused of involvement in one of Australia's biggest drug importations has been derailed, with the Perth jury discharged this morning. The decision by Supreme Court Justice Michael Corboy to abort the trial came after days of legal argument in the jury's absence. The reasons for his decision were suppressed. The seven men ...