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''Aliens, adventure, mystery, and big ideas in a thoroughly fresh package'' Andy Weir, author of The Martian

Sarya is the galaxy''s worst nightmare: a Human.


But most days, she doesn''t feel like the most terrifying creature in the galaxy. No, most days, she''s got other things on her mind. Like hiding her identity among the hundreds of alien species roaming the corridors of Watertower Station. Or making sure her adoptive mother doesn''t casually eviscerate one of their neighbors. Again.

And most days, she can almost accept that she''ll never know the truth about why humanity was deemed too dangerous to exist, or whether she really is - impossibly - the lone survivors of a species destroyed a millennium ago. That is, until an encounter with a bounty hunter leaves her life and her perspective shattered.

Thrown into the universe at the helm of a stolen ship, Sarya begins to uncover an impossible truth. Humanity''s death and her o

Trade Review
Aliens, adventure, mystery, and big ideas in a thoroughly fresh package * Andy Weir, author of The Martian *
The Last Human plays out like a kill squad of Bene Gesserit on a spree in Peter Hamilton's Confederation, using a Hitchhiker's Guide to navigate . . . easily the most fun read I've had all year! * Clint McElroy, co-author of The Adventure Zone series *
The Last Human delivers characters who spring from the page with empathy, danger, cryptic motives and chills, all of it amid plenty of action and mystery, in a galaxy of wondrous possibilities * David Brin, author of The Postman *
The Last Human is a very funny novel, full of compelling ideas, engaging dialogue and fascinating species and technology, and we hope to see more of the galaxy Jordan has created * SciFiNow *
Full of witty dialogue and wild alien characters . . . A spirited sci-fi romp full of fun ideas and imaginative worldbuilding * SFX *
A highly accomplished postmodern space opera . . . Unique and thrilling * Locus *

The Last Human

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      Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
      Publication Date: 24/03/2020
      ISBN13: 9781473650855, 978-1473650855
      ISBN10: 1473650852

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Aliens, adventure, mystery, and big ideas in a thoroughly fresh package'' Andy Weir, author of The Martian

      Sarya is the galaxy''s worst nightmare: a Human.


      But most days, she doesn''t feel like the most terrifying creature in the galaxy. No, most days, she''s got other things on her mind. Like hiding her identity among the hundreds of alien species roaming the corridors of Watertower Station. Or making sure her adoptive mother doesn''t casually eviscerate one of their neighbors. Again.

      And most days, she can almost accept that she''ll never know the truth about why humanity was deemed too dangerous to exist, or whether she really is - impossibly - the lone survivors of a species destroyed a millennium ago. That is, until an encounter with a bounty hunter leaves her life and her perspective shattered.

      Thrown into the universe at the helm of a stolen ship, Sarya begins to uncover an impossible truth. Humanity''s death and her o

      Trade Review
      Aliens, adventure, mystery, and big ideas in a thoroughly fresh package * Andy Weir, author of The Martian *
      The Last Human plays out like a kill squad of Bene Gesserit on a spree in Peter Hamilton's Confederation, using a Hitchhiker's Guide to navigate . . . easily the most fun read I've had all year! * Clint McElroy, co-author of The Adventure Zone series *
      The Last Human delivers characters who spring from the page with empathy, danger, cryptic motives and chills, all of it amid plenty of action and mystery, in a galaxy of wondrous possibilities * David Brin, author of The Postman *
      The Last Human is a very funny novel, full of compelling ideas, engaging dialogue and fascinating species and technology, and we hope to see more of the galaxy Jordan has created * SciFiNow *
      Full of witty dialogue and wild alien characters . . . A spirited sci-fi romp full of fun ideas and imaginative worldbuilding * SFX *
      A highly accomplished postmodern space opera . . . Unique and thrilling * Locus *

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