The Long War

How it reads

The Long War is science fiction (parallel-world science fiction, specifically), and its dominant mood is adventurous. It's driven by momentum, discovery and getting into trouble. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.

It's set in several locations, in the future, told in the third person across several viewpoints. Its central concerns are war, nature and power and politics. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.

It's a later book in a series — you'll usually want to start earlier. It ends on a cliffhanger, so have the next book ready. At 432 pages it's an ordinary novel's length. It's well known, the kind of book most keen readers have heard of.