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The Last Man on Earth Club [Kindle Edition]

Paul R. Hardy
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Six people are gathered for a therapy group deep in the countryside. Six people who share a unique and terrible trauma: each one is the last survivor of an apocalypse.

Each of them was rescued from a parallel universe where humanity was wiped out. They’ve survived nuclear war, machine uprisings, mass suicide, the reanimated dead, and more. They’ve been given sanctuary on the homeworld of the Interversal Union and placed with Dr. Asha Singh, a therapist who works with survivors of doomed worlds.

To help them, she’ll have to figure out what they’ve been through, what they’ve suffered, and the secrets they’re hiding. She can’t cure them of being the last man or woman on Earth. But she can help them learn to live with the horrors they survived.

‘This one won't leave you with the warm and fuzzies, but it will leave you thinking, and for me that's the mark of great science fiction.’ – Sift Book Reviews

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About the Author

Paul R. Hardy started life as a filmmaker. He made eighteen short films, won a BBC Drama Award, co-wrote & co-produced an independent SF film called Triple Hit and also wrote Filming on a Microbudget, a guidebook for making short films. Having been introduced to the concept of spare time following a well-known global financial meltdown, he now writes science fiction novels as well. The Last Man on Earth Club was published in 2011, to be followed by All That I See or Seem in 2012. Paul can usually be found in his native England (what with the cost of travel these days). Every now and again, he writes interesting things in his blog: lastmanonblog.blogspot.com

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1268 KB
  • Print Length: 420 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1466361824
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  • Language English
  • ASIN: B00520977U
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #25,511 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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One word for this book... "brilliant". Okay. there's a few others I could use but I don't want to labor the point. Although I read a lot of books across a wide range of genres, a story about people going through therapy is not a subject matter that would normally appeal, yet from the moment I started reading this book I wasn't able to put to down. It goes some way to answering the question we all ask ourselves at the end of the disaster movie... "so what did happen to the last man on Earth?"

I was intrigued by the title at first which for some reason made me think 50's pulp sci-fi (no idea why, it just did) then the blurb struck me as a rather unique concept and one that I certainly hadn't encountered before, it whetted my curiosity just enough to buy it. I must admit, at this point I still didn't think it was going to be my kind of thing and as apparently it's a first novel by a new author I did have some reservations.

To find that not only is it well written and articulate came as a pleasant surprise but the way the author "drip-feeds" each characters story to the reader is brilliantly and tortuously done. The characters are unique to the story yet all have something "familiar" about them if you've read or watched enough "end-of-the-world" scenarios. I was wracking my brains trying to spot the inspiration for each one and I think I got a couple.

There are some nice little quirks in the science too (easier to explore parallel dimensions than to travel to the stars) and a nice little insight into the politics of the parallel universe in which these survivors find themselves. Being able to hop dimensions at will doesn't apparently get you around basic economics or instantly make you a race of enlightened beings acting out of pure altruism. I'd really like to tell you more but that would only spoil it for you and this really is a journey you need to go on yourself rather than have someone tell you about it.

All in all, great concept, well put together and although not a "thriller" in the generally accepted context, curiously it keeps you on the edge of your seat always wanting to know more.

One of those surprising little gems you find while sifting through all the crap that's out there. Looking forward to Mr. Hardy's next contribution, hopefully set in the same universe (universes?) as I'd really like to know more.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is not a comedy. It's a story about apocalypse survivors who are rescued from their parallel Earth's and brought to a safe uninhabited version of Earth where they might heal. They are placed in a facility where they work through therapy, group activities, that sort of thing. The survivors' stories unfold through their interactions with each other, punctuated by some flashbacks and factual documents such as case reports, planetary surveys and so forth. A big fan of sci-fi, I was a bit worried the story would be repetitive or mushy, but neither turned out to be the case. Instead I found myself thinking about the characters which are well-drawn (though predictably all from very different backgrounds). Indeed, towards the middle I was worried the individual stories were simply running their course, when the story took an unexpected turn with planetary politics and other interesting consequences of the many Earth's idea. Sharp, funny in places, a good read. If happy reading and/or endings are your thing, this might not be for you.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I've never bothered to write a review before, but really felt like I had to. This book is truly brilliant - and just £1.99 too. I've paid £10 for books that couldn't hold a candle to this. This is the kind of quality and originality you would expect to find in the SF Masterworks range, not some apparently obscure little budget title hidden away and easily overlooked. Make sure you do not overlook it!
Unfortunately Harold Lloyd seems to have said pretty much everything in his review that I could possibly say, so my first book review is going to be a short one. With his review in mind, all that remains for me to say is that, if you're interested enough to have read this far down the page, just buy it and enjoy it. Fingers crossed enough people buy it and leave enough positive feedback to encourage Paul Hardy to write more. Could be a hard act to follow though.
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