
lamba yuddh (upanyaas)

dha long warr british lekhakon terry pretchet aur stephen baxter kaa ack vigyaan kathaa upanyaas haye. yeh unake samanantar-prithvi upanyaas "dha long arth" kii agali kadee haye. yeh paanch pustakon kii shrinkhala mein doosari pustak haye.
kathaanak kaa saransh.
lambi prithvi kii ghatnaaon key baad ack peedhi, maanav jaati kadam uthaakar naee duniya mein fail gaee haye. jahan ack samay mein joshua aur lobsang agrani they, abb havaai jahaajon key bede america koo vyaapaar aur sanskriti key saath jodate hain. maanav jaati lambi prithvi koo aakar dey rahee haye-lekin badale mein lambi prithvi maanav jaati koo aakar dey rahee haye. ack nayaa "america", jise valhalla kahaa jaataa haye, datum prithvi seey duss laakh seey adhik kadmon kii doori parr ubhar rhaa haye, jisamen mool americi moolya lambi prithvi key prachur vatavaran mein punarsthaapit hain, jisamen "combing" kaa upayog kiya jaataa haye, shikaar-ikattha karane key liye apshabd unaki arthavyavastha kaa samarthan karane key liye-aur valhalla datum sarkaar key niyantran mein bechain hoe rhaa haye.
iss beach, lambi prithvi trolls key geet, sunder hive-mind humanoids seey bhar jaati haye. lekin trolls ney manavata key vichaarheen shoshan parr pratikriya denaa shuru curr diyaa haye. joshua, joe abb helen seey vivaahit haye, koo lobsang dwara kaee sankaton koo ikattha karane key liye bulaaya jaataa haye joe lambi prithvi koo ack yuddh mein doobane kaa khatra paida karate hain, joe pahale kissy bhee maanav jaati key vipareet thaa.
jaba saili apratyaashit roop seey joshua key ghar mein aataa haye-abb narak-gyaat-jahan, prithvi paschim parr ack chhota saa shahar jahan vaha mahapour chunaa gayaa haye-tou joshua koo apane parivaar, patni helen aur bete danne key saath vaapas lautane key liye majboor honah padata haye, taaki manushyon aur trolls key beach badhate tanaav kii jaanch kii jaa sakey aur usey cumm kiya jaa sakey. unake aagaman key turant baad, mairi aur usake bete koo sambhaavit nishpaadan seey sahaayata karane key liye, saili prithvi parr dou million kii doori parr chalaa jaataa haye, ack prithvi key binaa maujood goodh "antaral" duniya, poorv leftinent jaansan (abb maddison bambari aur paramanu patan key saath apane prayason seey leukemia seey peedit) key saath.
joshua antatah bill aur ack aur lobsang kii madad seey aage badhata haye, joe saili, jaansan aur khoye hue trolls koo khojane key liye ack nae jode mein prithvi parr ghoomata haye. pahunchane parr, joshua koo ack upkaran kaa upayog karke ack stepper stepping (ack garbhanirodhak joe aggar vaha kadam rakhta haye tou trigger hoe sakata haye) koo rokane key liye "beagle" naamak atyadhik vikasit kutton kii ack daud dwara hirasat mein liya jaataa haye, joe ack cobold kii madad seey saili aur jaansan koo ack lambi mrit daud dwara chhodi gaee doosari duniya parr ack kaish seey hathiyar praapt karane key liye majboor karate hain.
black corporation aur lobsang dwara taiyar kii gaee shrinkhala key liye ack nayaa charitra, nelson, lobsang kii talash kartaa haye aur ack mission paschim parr nikalata haye. joshua (abhee bhee beagle duniya mein kaid) koo khojane parr, lobsang ack bhaashan detaa haye aur safaltapurvak trolls seey lambi prithvi parr apane praakritik sthaan parr lautane kaa anurodh kartaa haye, abb manushyon key saath saha-nivaas kartaa haye.
jaba saili aur jaansan hathiyaron key saath lautate hain, tou beagle joshua kaa shikaar karke usey ack shandar mrityu pradaan karane key iraade seey "sammaan" karate hain. dou beagle iss samajh mein aatey hain kii manushya aur maanav ichchhaaen alag hain, joshua kaa haath kaatate hain aur ise usaki "mrityu" key pramaan key roop mein poti (beagle rajkumari) koo vaapas curr dete hain.
americi nausena key kaptan maggy coffman koo americi rashtrapati kauli (usee sangathan key ack poorv netaa jinhone maddison bumm visfoton kii vyavastha kii thee) dwara jahaaj mein benjamin franklin bheja jaataa haye taaki poore lambe prithvi parr americi mahadweepon parr ack vyaapak sarkaar kii adhyakshata karane kii aavashyakta koo majboot kiya jaa sakey. apane mission, valhalla key gantavya taka pahunchane parr, way "vidrohi" netaa jack green (helen key pitaa key saath-saath rodd, maddison bomber) key saath ack shantipurna samjhauta paate hain.
joshua, joe abb surakshit roop seey ghar parr haye, ack kaale nigam key kritrim haath koo ack clunky mechanical key paksh mein aswikar curr detaa haye-ack baar phir lobsang kii pahunch seey door rakhta haye.
ack baar jaba harr koee datum (yaa paas) mein laut aataa haye, tou datum parr peela patthar futt jaataa haye, jisase adhikansh america kadam kii disha mein bhaag jaataa haye.
seekwal.
ack teesari lambi prithvi pustak, jiska mool sheershak "lamba bachpan" thaa, lekin "lamba mangal" mein badal gaee, 19 juuna 2014 koo prakaashit hui thee.

