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Posted By: keberoxu
09-Jan-17 - 12:34 PM
Thread Name: BS: help: Terry Pratchett books
Subject: RE: BS: help: Terry Pratchett books
I have looked at some of his five-book series collaboration called The Long Earth and so on. The conclusion, The Long Cosmos, was released within the last year. It's actually quite good, you do keep in mind that it is not one hundred per cent Pratchett and weight it accordingly. Of course it is helpful if you have some background from the previous entries in the series. I have not read all four of the previous books myself, but I did look at maybe three of them.
Readers expressed frustration with some of the earlier books, and it seems to me that much of this is due to the fact that you don't see how this is going to play out in the end. But I found The Long Cosmos very satisfying in this respect, and the final image is as uplifting as it is haunting. Not for everybody, but I recommend it to those with the time and the -- erm -- what's the noun for "intrepid"?