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The Last Astronaut

By David Wellington
The Last Astronaut by David Wellington digital book - Fable

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Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020!

"A terrifying tour de force." --James Rollins

"Readers will be riveted." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Sally Jansen was NASA's leading astronaut, until a mission to Mars ended in disaster. Haunted by her failure, she lives in quiet anonymity, convinced her days in space are over.

She's wrong.

A large alien object has entered the solar system on a straight course toward Earth. It has made no attempt to communicate. Out of time and out of options, NASA turns to Jansen.

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...

"Breathless, compulsive reading." --Christopher Golden

"A suspenseful, fast-paced story of first contact." --Kirkus

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3.5
“This book could have been much shorter while maintaining the plot. The middle 150 pages dragged on with the same thing happening over and over again. The concept was interesting and some parts were intriguing. I wish the ending wasn’t so rushed.”
Slightly Smiling Face“Great, fast science fiction read with some interesting twists and solid pacing. My one critique is the author has the characters make some really bad decisions in order to move the plot forward that feels forced. But, it’s a minor flaw in exchange for a good nail biter!”

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