Diary of the Displaced - The Last to Fall [Kindle Edition]

The story keeps getting better and better.

Joseph Dean comes from our world, but he has chosen a mission in an alternative world when he finds himself with nothing left lose.

The author does another splendid job of storytelling as the narrator tells his son of his adventures across an invisible thresh hold to another world. These books that Glynn James writes know how to captivate my attention and pull me into the story. He does a fantastic job of painting a vivid picture of strange worlds filled with unusual creatures.

This is the third in the Diary of the Displaced series, and once again it is a very well written, imaginative story. Joseph Dean, the narrator, had a small mention in 'Chasing Spirits' and in 'The Last to Fall', he describes his own journey to the world in which he now lives and his purpose there.

One of the strengths of this series is that the settings created by Glynn James are completely convincing and while too many details can be the undoing of some authors, in this book (as in the others) the details of survival in a hostile, unknown and battle scarred world are very important in building up the reality of that world.

Joseph is telling this story to his son and it's easy to forget as you're reading it that the work is actually a monologue - Joseph's is the only voice we hear. There is plenty of action and suspense, with the possibility of a sequel in the ending. The characterisation is very good and Joseph's companion through most of the story is Bailey, who eventually moves on to the next part of his task and it would be great if a later book followed his story.

All three books in the series are very good indeed and it almost seems churlish to mention the occasional spelling or formatting issues that appear. These can easily be sorted out in later editions and while they don't detract from the high standard of writing and the imaginative stories, the books would be even better without them. I'll be checking out Glynn James' other work and would recommend this book, as well as the others in the series, very highly.

I received this e-book from the LibraryThing Members' Giveaway in October 2011.

Another gripping installment from the Displaced series. As always, much recommended! This one ends with a huge cliffhanger; the question, as always, is whether it will be addressed in a later book, or just left to hang, like the ending of Diary of the Displaced?

A great story teller and an interesting storyline. Recommended highly. Can't wait to start the second book. For all the science fiction lovers.

Love the whole diary of the displaced series. First series in ages that comes up with
really unique story line. Hope Glynn James is on the sequels! Can thoroughly recommend it!

Fairly good read. Must admit that it could of done with a better ending but that's just my opinion.
Hope you like it

I may have read these in the wrong order - this was the first Glynn James I read, & I was pretty much hooked from the first page. Colourful, larger than life characters in extraordinary situations kept me wanting more - I would have been happy if this book was twice as long.
Told in the form of a conversation between a man and his son, it kept the pages turning and the suspense high.
The story within a story - the last to fall of the title - was fascinating - & I'd love to see what happened to the civilization behind that door..

Another winner from Glynn.

Linked to Chasing Spirits and Diary of the Displaced, but you can read any of them as a stand alone book.

A nicely phrased monologue of a man explaining his history to his son. It is so easy to picture yourself sitting and listening to the story. Glynn has the knack of giving enough description for your imagination to fill in the details, without wasting reams of paper (imaginary this is an e-book after all) on boring minutiae.

I love Glynn's writing style, after 3 short books he has become one of my favourite authors.