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The Last Human
The Last Human | Zack Jordan
9 posts | 5 read | 1 to read
The last human in the universe is on the run from a godlike intelligence in this rip-roaring debut space opera. Sarya is the civilized galaxy's worst nightmare: a Human. Most days, Sarya doesn't feel like the most terrifying creature in the galaxy. 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--that she'll never know why humanity was deemed too dangerous to exist. Or whether she really is--impossibly--the lone survivor of a species destroyed a millennium ago. That is, until an encounter with a bounty hunter and a miles-long kinetic projectile leaves her life and her perspective shattered. Thrown into the universe at the helm of a stolen ship--with the dubious assistance of a rebellious spacesuit, an android death enthusiast on his sixtieth lifetime, and a ball of fluff with an IQ in the thousands--Sarya begins to uncover an impossible truth. What if humanity's death and her own existence are simply two moves in a demented cosmic game, one played out by vast alien intellects? Stranger still, what if these mad gods are offering Sarya a seat at their table--and a second chance for humanity? The Last Human is a sneakily brilliant, gleefully oddball space-opera debut--a masterful play on perspective, intelligence, and free will, wrapped in a rollicking journey through a strange and crowded galaxy.
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BookNAround
The Last Human | Zack Jordan
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Is it tacky to be reading his upcoming Christmas present in front of him? 😂 So far he hasn‘t noticed.

LeahBergen 😆 2y
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Dragon Just don‘t tell him the ending 😂💚🐉 2y
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rwmg
The Last Human | Zack Jordan
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Sarya the Daughter, the last human of the title, is being brought up by Shenya the Widow, a praying mantis type alien, until a visitor to the space station where they live encourages Sarya to go on a quest for her own people, to find out what happened to them and why.

The opening, told from Shenya's point of view, and the ending are great but most of the middle is just a mess with it not being clear who is who much of the time.

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rwmg
The Last Human | Zack Jordan

This book repeats pages 219 to 250. I'm still not sure whether this is a printing error or whether it's supposed to represent one of the side effects of the memory transfer device. 🤷‍♂️

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rwmg
The Last Human | Zack Jordan
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Lucy_Anywhere
The Last Human | Zack Jordan
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#TBRPile 📚 “Not so many years ago, Shenya the Widow was a void-cold killer. And as hobbies - no, passions - go, it was extraordinarily fulfilling.”

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Kerrioke
The Last Human | Zack Jordan
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My #Netgalley rating is finally back up above 80%! Figured I‘d keep the ball rolling and get started on this March ARC 👍🏾

DrexEdit Love that cover! 😍👍🏻 5y
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TheSpineView
The Last Human | Zack Jordan
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Finally finished this one. I never connected with the MC and I didn't get into the plot either. I do think there will be some who love it. It is the kind of book that can go either way. If you liked A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy you might like it. See my full review on my blog at www.thespineview.com. 3⭐⭐🤗

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TheSpineView
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#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

"Not so many years ago, Shenya the Widow was a good cold killer."

ShyBookOwl Oooh. Good one. 5y
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Maude
The Last Human | Zack Jordan
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Ever just decide to try something completely different? I enjoyed stepping out of my normal genres with this 'space opera" I think that is the term ☺ Thanks to #netgalley for providing an ARC to review! Release: March 24, 2020