The Last Astronaut

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The Last Astronaut

By: David Wellington

Narrated by: Megan Tusing

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Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award

***Paradise-1, David Wellington's gripping new survival horror set in the deepest reaches of space, is out now***

'An edge-of-your-seat tale of first contact'
Gareth L. Powell

'A terrifying tour de force . . . Gripping authenticity and an uncompromising white-knuckled pace' James Rollins

'Timely and terrifying, The Last Astronaut propels us deep into the mysteries of space . . . breathless, compulsive reading' Christopher Golden

A huge alien object has entered the solar system and is now poised above the Earth. It has made no attempt to communicate.

Out of time and options, NASA turns to its last living astronaut - Commander Sally Jansen, who must lead a team of raw recruits on a mission to make First Contact.

But as the object reveals its secrets, Jansen and her crew find themselves in a desperate struggle for survival - against the cold vacuum of space, and something far, far worse . . .

'Great action, knockout characters, scarily believable science' Jackson Ford©2019 David Wellington (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK

Adventure

First Contact

Science Fiction

Space Opera

Space

Fiction

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I really wanted to love this. There's a lot to like - the basic idea is great, the plotting works well and the story has a good pace.

But the characters completely spoilt it.

They vary from flat out incompetent (and that's one of the main characters), to insipid and whiney, to bullying and aggressive. An underlying sexism shows through to me - with the men being 'real' men who dominate and bully, even if they're not in charge; or emotional women who can't perform like their male counterparts. They're all incredibly unlikeable, despite the narrator's best efforts to put some life into them.

The end result is that the potential of the story is wasted by not caring if any of them survive. I don't mind that it's an obvious copy of 'Rendezvous with Rama' or 'Eon' - both of whom are far superior versions of the same story - but when you can see how much the story could have been lifted by better characters, it feels like a missed opportunity.

Read it for the ideas but avoid it if you want to care about the people.

I wanted it to be more