The Long Earth Av Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter

<p><b>THE NUMBER ONE <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLER<br><br>''A triumph'' </b><i>Independent</i><br><b>''Literary alchemy'' </b><i>SFX</i><br><br><i><b>1916: the Western Front.</b></i> Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong, and the wind in the leaves in the trees. Where has the mud, blood and blasted landscape of No Man''s Land gone?<br><br><b><i>2015: Madison, Wisconsin.</i></b> Cop Monica Jansson is exploring the burned-out home of a reclusive (some said mad, others dangerous) scientist when she finds a curious gadget - a box containing some wiring, a three-way switch and a...potato. It is the prototype of an invention that will change the way Mankind views his world for ever.<br><br><i>And </i>that <i>is an understatement if ever there was one...</i><br><br><b>____________________</b><br><br>This is the first novel in the <i><b>Long Earth</b></i> series.<br><br><b>''The <i>Long Earth</i> series deserves a place on the bookshelves of hardcore SF fans and general readers alike'' </b><i>Independent on Sunday</i></p>