Humanity's death and her own existence might simply be two moves in a demented cosmic game, one that might offer the thing she wants most in the universe - a second chance for herself, and one for humanity. Read full bio Most Popular The Last Human: A Novel 1,544 Kindle Edition 119918. He holds half an art degree, two thirds of a music degree, and about a quarter of a philosophy degree. Thrown into the universe at the helm of a stolen ship, Sarya begins to uncover an impossible truth. Zack Jordan is a compulsive learner and creator. That is, until an encounter with a bounty hunter leaves her life and her perspective shattered. And most days, she can almost accept that she'll never know the truth about why humanity was deemed too dangerous to exist, or whether she really is - impossibly - the lone survivors of a species destroyed a millennium ago. Or making sure her adoptive mother doesn't casually eviscerate one of their neighbors. Like hiding her identity among the hundreds of alien species roaming the corridors of Watertower Station. No, most days, she's got other things on her mind. But most days, she doesn't feel like the most terrifying creature in the galaxy.
(Mar.'Aliens, adventure, mystery, and big ideas in a thoroughly fresh package' Andy Weir, author of The Martian Sarya is the galaxy's worst nightmare: a Human. Agent: Charlie Olsen, InkWell Management.
Jordan’s deeply considered treatment of various levels of extraterrestrial intelligence will put readers in mind of the work of Neal Asher and appeal to fans of big-idea science fiction. Throughout, Jordan plays with the concept of choice, leaving both Sarya and the reader questioning whether the decisions she makes are truly her own or whether some other entity is pulling the strings. The pace lulls a bit as Sarya recovers Shenya’s memories over the course of her journey, but picks up again once she arrives at Blackstar, the hub of the galactic hive mind. The Last Human (English, Paperback, Jordan Zack The Last Human) Language: English Binding: Paperback Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Genre: Fiction ISBN. Sarya sets off in search of answers, seeking an entity called Observer, who claims to know her origin story. When a school field trip goes horribly wrong, Shenya sacrifices herself so that Sarya can escape a doomed space station. Sarya, the last of the human species, is a moody teenager with no idea why she exists when the rest of humanity was destroyed centuries ago, kept alive by her adoptive mother, Shenya the Widow, a fearsome arachnoid alien who has concealed Sarya’s true identity to protect her from the fear and hatred of a galaxy that remembers little about human beings. Jordan’s rollicking debut starts slowly but then quickly builds toward mind-boggling revelations about order, chaos, and the vastness of the universe.
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