The Long War, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

[amancalledrob]

Someone bought me The Long Earth for Christmas, probably because I'm known among my family for a deep love of the Discworld series and they saw Sir Terry's name on the cover.

I was excited about it but by the end of the book I just didn't feel like much had happened. I'm now a third of the way through The Long War and I still feel like I'm waiting for something to happen. I'm considering abandoning it.

Has anyone else read the series? Does it get exciting?

[amancalledrob]

I've managed a bit more of it at lunchtime, and it appears there may be some (minor) drama on the horizon. I'll give it a bit more time but at the moment it's a chore. Fingers crossed, I hate abandoning books/films

[amancalledrob]

jimmyjimjim said:

Just acquired all 5 in the series today. In no rush to read them, though.

Oh god there are five of them? I was really hoping it'd just be three. I suppose I could have looked in the cover to find out. I'll finish the second and see how I feel

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jet_noise said:

If you like the idea of parallel worlds then have a go at Zelazny's Amber series. More fantasy than the Long Earth's sci-fi but a great read,

regards,
Jet

Thanks, I'll give it a try. Might hang in there with Long War as I've just found some excitement (it's taken seven hundred pages and two books so I'm making the most of it while it lasts!)

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jet_noise said:

I too found the Long Earth series not as entertaining as the 100% Terry stuff. I also felt I could spot the bits that were Terry from the rest!

Yeah I agree with you there. Kinda shines through doesn't he