{"product_id":"long-utopia","title":"Long Utopia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTOP TEN BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Rich in an awe-inspiring sense of wonder'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A hymn to the joys of unfettered world-building'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2045-2059. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAfter the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow an elderly and cantankerous A.I., Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He’s convinced they’re leading a normal life in New Springfield – they even adopt a child – but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMillions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal journey of discovery: learning about the father he never knew and a secret family history. But then he receives a summons from New Springfield. Lobsang now understands the enormity of what’s taking place beneath the surface of \u003cu\u003ehis\u003c\/u\u003e earth – a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo counter this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine \u003cu\u003eand\u003c\/u\u003e the super-intelligent Next. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd some must make the ultimate sacrifice . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Long Utopia \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis the fourth in the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong Earth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The \u003ci\u003eLong Earth\u003c\/i\u003e series deserves a place on the bookshelves of hardcore SF fans and general readers alike'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318809960830,"sku":"NW9780552169363","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780552169363.jpg?v=1778247765","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/long-utopia","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}