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Dystopian
The author of this book is a talented writer. The idea was original and reflects current concerns. The plot develops very slowly and there are many incon... READ MORE
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It's all go after The Stop
A classic sci-fi thriller formula: after a big disastrous event there's dodgy government, cover-ups, indoctrination and propaganda but The Last Day does it... READ MORE
A Killer Hook in Race-Against-Time Plot
This book reminded me of The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker, where Earth is slowing down on its axis & days or nights are becoming longer.
In The... READ MORE
A page turner
Dystopian fiction has to be one of my favourite genres and this one is up there with the best of them.
Shocking, but not unbelievable, Murray's debut nove... READ MORE
WHAT A CONCEPT!!!
As a fan of Andrew Hunter Murray from the 'No Such Thing As A Fish' podcast, I had to give this book a go and I was not let down at all. The concept for th... READ MORE
Synopsis
A world half in darkness. A secret she must bring to light.
2059. The world has stopped turning.
One half suffers an endless frozen night; the other, nothing but burning sun.
Only in a slim twilit region can life survive.
In an isolationist Britain, Ellen Hopper receives a letter from a dying man.
It contains a powerful and dangerous secret.
One that those in power will kill to conceal...
The Last Day: an utterly original debut thriller, perfect for readers who loved Robert Harris' Fatherland, Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven, and The Wall by John Lanchester.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- ISBN: 9781787463615
- Number of pages: 416
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 26 mm
- Weight: 291g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA survivor story with a novel twist
The world has slowed down and has finally stopped spinning which has left one half in permanent darkness and the other in permanent daylight. Although life... READ MORE
Compellingly Brilliant
Thanks to Random House and NetGalley for an ARC exchange for an honest review.
I thought I'd given up on dystopian thrillers until I read Andrew Hunter M... READ MORE
Great fiction
I love dystopian fiction and 'The Last Day' is GOOD dystopian fiction. It is set in the world of the near(ish) future after our planet has slowed and groun... READ MORE
Really good read
Set in the near future this is a really good read. There is plenty of action and I liked the ending. I have read several books about earth in the future an... READ MORE
Brilliant & disturbing
Due to a celestial event the earth has been knocked off it's axis. First the days got longer & longer until finally earth stopped tuning completely. Half t... READ MORE
The World stops Turning
The absolutely impossible happens. The earth stops rotating and causes day and night to be the same day in and day out all over the world. The cold spots... READ MORE
An enjoyable read
When a “rogue” white dwarf star passed dangerously close to Earth, The Earth has stopped rotating on its axis and left the planet half scorched in sunlight... READ MORE
The Not Too Distant Future
And so we find Britain ruled by a Prime Minister who will stop at nothing to achieve his ambitions, a Britain that is determined to be as isolationist as p... READ MORE
Imaginitive writing of a world after The Stop
I thought the idea behind The Last Day was creative genius. What would happen if the Earth stopped rotating leaving part of the planet exposed to the sun, ... READ MORE
Great end of the world thriller
Great fast paced book. A feisty heroine and a dramatic end of the world. Not entirely sure about the world stopping spinning, but science aside, this was a... READ MORE
Stunning debut
This kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. A mix of dystopian scifi and political thriller, The Last Day is a debut by one of the QI Elves. It fe... READ MORE
It couldn’t happen, could it?
A very interesting premise. A future when parts of the world are uninhabitable. Mix that with an authoritarian state and you have all the ingredients for a... READ MORE
The Last Day
This is a great read with a very new way of looking at how humanities future could play out.
Thrilling and immersive
This immersive page-turner has been one of the delights of the year. Coming from the unlikely source of one of QI's elves its central conceit of a civilisa... READ MORE
Excellent read
I loved this book. I often struggle with books that present a new version of the world, because I feel overloaded with information about what’s changed, an... READ MORE
Well Written Dystopian Thriller.
Dystopian thrillers are not my usual 'go to' but when I read the blurb on this book I was intrigued.
Set in 2059, a catastrophe has caused the world to sto... READ MORE
Excellent dystopian read
I loved this book. It has all the content of a good thriller whilst utilising a different premise . It is testament to how much I enjoyed it that despite... READ MORE
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