The release date for the English version of 'The Long Earth' by
Terry Pratchett is Jun 2012. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The Western Front, 1916. Percy Blakeney, Private, awakens. On newly sprung spring grass, he lies. He can hear the sound of chirping and trees blowing their leaves. Where is the blood, dirt, and desolate terrain of No Man's Land?
2015: Wisconsin's Madison. While investigating the abandoned house of a reclusive scientist who has been described as dangerous or insane by some, police officer Monica Jansson discovers an interesting device: a box with wire, a three-way switch, and a potato. It is the working model for a device that will fundamentally alter how humanity perceives the world.
And if there was ever an understatement, that is it...