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In a fluke of cosmic timing, Tim Lebbon's alternate worlds epic comes swift on the heels of Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter's similarly themed The Long Earth . But while that book had warmth and wit and wonder, Lebbon's hefty tome has a far darker purpose. It's the end of the world, baby.
Somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains resides Coldbrook – a research facility where scientists have found a way to break down the walls of reality and look onto another Earth. No one has stepped through yet, with the breach carefully observed for signs of life. And then a man from the other side breaks through. Unfortunately, this dude doesn't come bearing gifts. The only thing he's bringing to the party is a nasty virus that turns people into ravening zombies . There's a battle, people die, and the virus breaks out, while one of the scientists gets trapped on the other side...
