The Long Cosmos

★ 3.9 avg 89 votes

About this book

The Next--the hyper-intelligent post-humans--realize that the missive they received from the center of the galaxy contains instructions for kick-starting the development of an immense artificial intelligence knows as The Machine. But to build this computer the size of an Earth continent, they must obtain help from the more populous and still industrious worlds of mankind.

3.9 ★★★★☆ average of 3 sources · 89 votes
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Reader Profile

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3.9/5 · 89 readers · 448 pages · ≈ 8 h 18 m · Moderate

What order should I read the The Long Earth series?

Read The Long Cosmos first, then follow the publication order above — The Long Utopia.

How long does it take to read The Long Cosmos?

About ≈ 8 h 18 m — 448 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Long Cosmos~8 h 18 m

How many pages is The Long Cosmos?

448 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Long Cosmos448

What genre is The Long Cosmos?

It sits on the Science Fiction, Fiction shelves.

Is The Long Cosmos in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote The Long Cosmos?

Terry Pratchett.

The Long Earth — reading order

  1. → The Long Cosmos (2013) you are here
  2. 1 The Long Utopia (2015)