The Last One

Paperback Published on: 29/12/2016
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The Last One
You'll be hooked from the first page.
Great concept, well written and with a strong female protagonist I was really rooting for. What set this novel apart for me was the idea that main characte... READ MORE
Sian Allen
The Last One
Thoroughly Entertaining
Thanks to Penguin for the review copy. I described this book on Twitter soon after finishing reading it as 'groundbreaking'. Now I've had chance to reflec... READ MORE
Emily at Lancaster King Street
The Last One
Reality TV meets the end of the world...
Zoo signs up for a Bear Grylls-esque reality TV show. What starts as a relatively run of the mill filming of a survivor style show, soon begins to unravel ... READ MORE
Charlotte at Scarborough
The Last One
Can A Reality Show Get Too Real?
I mainly liked this for the plot, reality survival show starts as plague hits so contestants unaware what they are facing isn't staged. Although you... READ MORE
Nicole @WstonesHemel
The Last One
The end of the world will be televised?
The show in The Last One sounds like the mother of all reality shows, to be fair. A dozen carefully selected contestants surviving in the wilderness, compl... READ MORE
Jane E Skudder

Synopsis

'Taut, tense and at times almost unbearably real' Sunday Times bestseller Ruth Ware

'A smart twist on the apocalypse' Reader Review

'Shows what impact our times have on the ways we think. A compelling entry into the post-apocalypse genre' Kirkus
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She wanted an adventure. But what if it never ends?

When Zoo agrees to take part in a new reality TV show, In The Dark, she's hoping for a challenge. Facing eleven competitors, she's prepared for her physical and mental strength to be tested in a series of unforgiving survival tasks.

But as her fellow contestants are overcome by hunger, injury and psychological breakdown, Zoo becomes increasingly afraid. Because the deserted TV set and gruesome props are starting to feel all too real.

Is there something they're not telling Zoo about the world outside?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781405923187
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
  • Weight: 245g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Last One
Great stuff, thought provoking
The Last One may be one of the most thought provoking novelist debuts I've read in a while. I finished it a few hours ago and my mind keeps going back to i... READ MORE
KimG9
The Last One
A thriller that plays with reality
When I first read about the premise of Alexandra Oliva's debut novel I was intrigued yet concerned that its audacious plot would ultimately defy any fathom... READ MORE
Nicole at Haywards Heath
The Last One
More than meets the eye
I must admit, when I picked this up I wasn’t expecting much: just a Hunger Games imitation. However, this book is cleverer than I gave it credit for. It p... READ MORE
Yasmin Foster
The Last One
Loved it!
Oh flipping heck! I absolutely loved this book. It’s was a bit of a change for me. Yes, it’s described as a crime thriller but it’s so much more than th... READ MORE
@damppebbles
The Last One
Recommend
Twelve contestants take part in a reality TV show. The story is a really good idea, but for me there were too many characters. I have read that when writin... READ MORE
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