The Last Gifts of the Universe

Hardback Published on: 05/09/2024
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The Last Gifts of the Universe
Cosy sci-fi but so much more than that
This is a lovely book - a story following Scout, their brother and their fluffy orange cat Pumpkin. They are archeologists looking for hidden caches spread... READ MORE
Bluehairedbookseller
The Last Gifts of the Universe
Pumpkin!
The Last Gifts of the Universe is an addictively fun and adorable science fiction following Scout, their brother, Kieran, and the cutest space cat in exist... READ MORE
Victoria at Aviemore
The Last Gifts of the Universe
Science fiction with the biggest of hearts
In one way this is a very traditional science fiction story. Scout and her brother are exploring the remains of a dead civilisation in the hopes of finding... READ MORE
Eilish from Rustington
The Last Gifts of the Universe
Wonderful
This is the closest I’ve come to cosy sci-fi, the stakes aren’t exactly low but the focus is very much on relationships and humanity. It’s full of so muc... READ MORE
Chrys - Plymouth
The Last Gifts of the Universe
A space adventure, with heart and a space cat!
This is a book about grief, loss, hope, and our place in the universe. It is set against the backdrop of humanity, finding all its galactic neighbours ... READ MORE
Angie at Blackpool
The Last Gifts of the Universe
Pumpkin the cat is the star of the show
Such a fantastic mix of standard scifi and truly unexpected events!!! It kept me engaged and thinking throughout and had me questioning everything!!! Pumpk... READ MORE
Jessica
The Last Gifts of the Universe
An exhilarating space romp - Expect hostile aliens...
The quiet endless loneliness of space. Your sometimes loyal companion, a cat, in a spacesuit. A space race like no other, to uncover clues, in the hope o... READ MORE
Alpa at Waterstones Brighton
The Last Gifts of the Universe
High stakes, cosy vibes
I really enjoyed this book. Its a really cosy sci-fi which is an unusual combination but I love it, and it certainly doesn't sacrifice any action or advent... READ MORE
Cerys at St Albans
The Last Gifts of the Universe
Space opera at its finest
If you're a fiction podcast fan, stop everything you're doing and read this book. Queer protagonist in space where the real villain is capitalism and the h... READ MORE
Morgan at Exeter Roman Gate
The Last Gifts of the Universe
A Gift To Readers
I love the sub-genre of Anthropology/Archaeology/Classical Studies In Space and I like a plucky underdog in space against the big bad evil space organisati... READ MORE
Adaora, Waterstones Watford
The Last Gifts of the Universe
‘Death, like life, is the great unifier. We may not go all at once, but we all go together.’
This book hit me in places I wasn’t expecting. Full of heart and touching on the healing process of grief, this book makes you think about death as somethi... READ MORE
Nic at Glasgow Sauchiehall Street
The Last Gifts of the Universe
A beautiful metaphor wrapped up in a raw, accessible scifi adventure full of heart
A beautiful metaphor wrapped up in a light, scifi adventure - and there’s a cat called Pumpkin, in a spacesuit! I didn’t know what to expect from The L... READ MORE
Charlotte at Worcester
The Last Gifts of the Universe
Pumpkin the Space Cat!
This is a fairly short and really sweet story that I devoured on a long train journey. Scout, Kieran and Pumpkin are great travel companions as they make t... READ MORE
Jack at Glasgow Argyle Street
The Last Gifts of the Universe
A comfy Sci-fi read!
This was a lovely story thorough space packed with characters that I was rooting for the entire time as they engaged with grief and hope throughout their j... READ MORE
Alexander Moyes
The Last Gifts of the Universe
Full of heart, hope and adventure!
What a wonderfully short and cosy sci-fi adventure! Needless to say, Pumpkin was the star of the show, and Bly & Ovlan will forever hold my heart. This... READ MORE
Lorena at Waterstones Woking
The Last Gifts of the Universe
Laughter, Need, Greed and Hope
This book squeezed my heart. There is a cosy sci-fi element (I mean there's a cat in a space suit c'mon) but my god does Riley August know how lay bare wha... READ MORE
Rebecca at East Kilbride
The Last Gifts of the Universe
A charming, quick read!
I usually tend to pick up sci-fi reads that are on the opposite end of the spectrum to this but I thought I’d give it a go anyway! I was pleasantly surpris... READ MORE
Emily at Waterstones Ballymena
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
The Last Gifts of the Universe
Wonderful
Come for the cat in a spacesuit, stay for the end of the known universe. This is a short 'n' sweet story exploring the enduring and universal experience of... READ MORE
Rhea | Barnstaple
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
The Last Gifts of the Universe
I want Pumpkin to be my cat!
I am not usually one to pick up a sci-fi, let alone one that looks like a cosy sci-fi, but thank god I did. The Last Gifts of the Universe is a heart achin... READ MORE
Sarah

Synopsis

A dying universe. A search for answers. An adventure at the end of a trillion lifetimes.

When the home worlds finally achieved the technology to venture out into the stars, they found a graveyard of dead civilisations. What befell these worlds is unknown. All they know is that they are the last ones left – and whatever came for the others will one day come for them.

Scout is an Archivist who scours the dead worlds of the cosmos for their last gifts: interesting technology, cultural rituals – anything left behind that might be useful to home and their survival. During an excavation on a lifeless planet, Scout unearths something unbelievable: a surviving message from an alien who witnessed the world-ending entity thousands of years ago.

Now Scout, their brother and their sometimes-fearless, space-faring cat, Pumpkin, must race to save what matters most.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Cornerstone
  • ISBN: 9781529934892
  • Number of pages: 208
  • Dimensions: 223 x 143 x 21 mm
  • Weight: 320g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Last Gifts of the Universe
Pleasantly surprised as syfy isn’t my thing
The Last Gifts of the Universe exceeded all my expectations. The story follows Scout, an Archivist from Earth, who travels through space with her brother K... READ MORE
melissa ann Gordon
The Last Gifts of the Universe
interesting but perplexing
I'll admit, I'm a bit boggled. Is this a standalone? Is it the start of a series? Is it just one big metaphor wrapped in a novella with a cute cat sidek... READ MORE
Bryanna M
The Last Gifts of the Universe
Charming and thought-provoking
I read an eARC of this book on NetGalley so thank you to the author and publisher. This is a really interesting tale of two siblings on a quest in space... READ MORE
Jennifer Charlton