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The Longest Fall

The Longest Fall

( Chinese - 地球大炮 - 2003 )

novella by Liu Cixin

translated by Holger Nahm

Published: Beijing Guomi Digital Technology ( Amazon ) - Kindle - 2012
ASIN: B008RZ56LS


synopsis
It was an idea right on the thin line between madness and genius: Penetrate the Earth and build a tunnel through its core. Using nothing beyond gravity and inertia one could now travel from the eastern to the western hemisphere in less than an hour. The future of travel was not the sky, it was deep below the earth. It all came crashing down when its inventor was accused of crimes against humanity. With its creator a monster in the eyes of the world the tunnel has fallen into disuse, but now it will be used once more ...

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