The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Long Earth occurs in a time and place when humanity realizes that there are and infinite number of shadow Earths that, via a device, can be "stepped" to. The novel follows a few characters, one special man who was born on a shadow Earth and who was left there for a few minutes all alone as an infant, a man who accidentally wandered there and lived there long before anyone knew they existed, a police officer trying to understand and control the new phenomena, and a few characters who learned of the Earths after instructions to create a devise were released to the public.
I love novels and stories like this. The anime Kino's Journey, old tv show Sliders, a few of the Foundation novels, and another few stories which I can't exactly remember right at this moment. We basically get to see a lot of "what could have been's." Not only in the potential alternate developments of Earth life, but also what kind of new communities can emerge from the result.
I really enjoyed how rounded the story was. You got perspectives from so many different angles. I'm really looking forward to reading the next book!
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