I have to admit that The Long Earth left me puzzled. There is this quote when I was 60% through on my Kindle. ("What is the Long Earth for? I suppose that's what we came out here to find out."). At the end of the book I still was puzzled by what the Long Earth was for.

I loved the premise. All of those Earth's and people could and did step away to a new place and a new life. I loved the fact that there were all of the small stories included in the books and that each of those stories were integrated into the main story line. I liked the fact that Terry Pratchett's humor is mixed with Stephen Baxter's hard science fiction. I felt like I knew the main characters and I liked what I knew. I loved the journey and how alike yet how different each Earth was. There are a lot of things I like about the book.

There was one thing that I did not like. I did not like the ending. I felt like I had been betrayed because there really was not real ending or resolution for anything. The book just stopped. Here I was along for the journey and there was not destination. I realize that it must be the first in a series but come on. Don't just drop me with nothing resolved. Give me some closure.

I think that is why the reviews are all over the place. You have to love the journey and not care about the destinations to really love the book. It does not seem to be typical of most Terry Pratchett books. For me it was similar to Nation another book by Pratchett that was very different from most that he has written. It is typical of Steven Baxter who writes more hard science fiction.

Give it a try if you are a Science Fiction fan. I hope there is a next book. I plan to be in the front of the line when it comes out.

Harper published The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Steven Baxter in 2012.