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The Last Day

By: Andrew Hunter Murray
Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

Narrated by Gemma Whelan.

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 between them can life survive.

In an isolationist Britain, scientist 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....

©2019 Andrew Hunter Murray (P)2019 Penguin Audio Dystopian Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Scary

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Critic reviews

"A beautifully realised and thought-provoking thriller." (The Times)

"A taut, thrilling runaround." (Guardian)

"Reminiscent of Robert Harris's high-concept conspiracy thrillers." (Financial Times)
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This dystopian novel starts slowly but picks up pace as it progresses. A great central character and a good story. I found myself wanting more when I reached the end and would happily have bought the sequel. Gemma Whelan was a perfect choice to read it and her voice suited the central character extremely well

A great original story

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Like lots of people, I decided to get this based on knowing Andy from NSTAAF, so I was imagining it would be something fun and whimsical that I would come out of thinking it was a good try for a first novel. So I was as surprised as anyone to find myself unable to put it down! A genuinely gripping story, richly drawn, full of suspense and strikingly 3 dimensional characters. A world very different from our own but that feels terribly prophetic, dealing with themes of agricultural collapse and climate refugees! The narration is also excellent!

A shockingly good debut, can't wait for Andy's next one!

So much better than it has any right to be!

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This is a decent listen, a gradually unfolding plot, much more explanation than action, and not entirely successful in terms of world building, but it kept me involved and I got to the end, expecting a surprise but never really getting one. The twist if you can call it that may be a little predictable and not that big a deal. Perhaps listening to it since coronavirus arrived makes it far too similar a reality and not so stark as intended.

The narration is clear and listenable, if a tad monotone, but then again, some people prefer an unobtrusive reading so I’m sure it’s likely to appeal to many.

No surprises

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I really enjoyed this story, the character development is good and I found myself really being able to picture the world in which this story is set. I enjoyed the continual references to the ‘before’ where we see the comparison of ‘pre-slow’ Britain to ‘post-slow’ Britain.

I was a little disappointed with the ending, it does feel rather abrupt, but I would recommend it to a friend nonetheless.

An enticing story of which I was excited to keep reading

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Loved the book! And can't wait to hears more of the story, btw this would make a great TV series!

Great story

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good page turner, some nice allegory for our times. pretty good characters and well performed audiobook reading. while the premise of 'what if the earth stood still' is a bit of a trope, it's been well done here in terms of the Geo-political context. could be a good basis for other stories set in this world. some of the details bugged me (why talk about the 'night' in a land of perpetual light? where does the tobacco come from in a world of crop shortages?). racing also quite slow. other than that though, a good read.

generally decent dystopia political thriller

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I enjoyed this book on Audible and can"t wait for a another!
Very well read and imagined,

More please,!

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book! The iceberg cowboys, a fact from No Such Thing As A Fish podcast! Love it!

Highly recommended

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Beautifully crafted world that you become absorbed into. Believable female protagonist. Performed perfectly by Gemma Whelan. Dystopian noir of the highest calibre.

Perfect

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An interesting concept, pretty well executed. I did enjoy the book. Definitely worth a listen.

An interesting concept, pretty well executed

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