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The Last Day

The gripping must-read thriller by the Sunday Times bestselling author

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The Last Day

By: Andrew Hunter Murray
Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
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*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...
'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

© Andrew Hunter 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Dystopian Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting

Critic Reviews

I read this hungrily ... Its intelligence and bravura characterization will have you turning page after page. A fabulous achievement.
A brilliantly clever thriller from a brilliantly clever writer. (Richard Osman)
Murray should be commended for going into the nitty-gritty of how his post-disaster society functions[…] What really distinguishes the book, though, is the creative energy of its world-building: it demonstrates the virtue of using the future as a playground for the imagination rather than trying to second-guess it.
A taut, thrilling runaround... The Last Day is an impressive dystopian techno-thriller. Murray paints a grim picture of a draconian isolationist Britain, with some vivid descriptions of a much-changed London, and the novel’s climax has a neat twist.
A brilliant debutwhich blends apocalyptic drama with a tale of espionage, keeping readers on tenterhooks […] Fans of Robert Harris will love it.
A stunningly original thriller set in the world of tomorrow that will make you think about what’s happening today.
A fresh take on the dystopian thriller, to say it’s gripping is an understatement - I cancelled all my weekend plans to finish it
[A]n atmosphere reminiscent of PD James’s dystopian classic The Children of Men and alternative history thrillers such as Len Deighton’s SS-GB. As with those novels, The Last Day investigates the “boiled frog” nature of totalitarianism, with Hunter Murray imagining what Britain succumbing to it would look and feel like. The result is a beautifully realised and thought provoking-thriller.
Dark, believable and brilliantly written
A thrilling page-turner, and a reminder to treasure our sunsets and sunrises while we still have them. I couldn’t put this book down!
All stars
Most relevant
Such a great story and written so as to be perfectly believable! Loved Hopper’s character too! Enjoyed the bonus content!

Great read - (or listen!)

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You'd be mad, as a sci fi fan, not to give this a go. The performance is perfect for starters, but the story itself is friggin awesome and it is beautifully written. if I could give more stars, I would!!

HOLY WHATT!!! SO GOOD!!

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Loved the world building and left me hankering for more. Andrews style and visual descriptions are stunning.

I’ve additionally consumed all 330+ episodes of Fish in chronological order and I’ve enjoyed the building of Andrew.Inc (so to speak). This book was a fantastic capstone to the podcast I’ve obsessively consumed over the course of this COVID lockdown.

Enjoyable and engaging... hopefully a sequel?

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This reminded me strongly of the old Cold War spy novels - but just happens to be set in a dystopian future.

Plucky scientist & reluctant sidekick try to unravel a conspiracy that will bring down an authoritarian government, Includes cat & mouse with thuggish secret service goons, as well as betrayal, suspicions, collaborators, mysterious disappearances & deaths.

The dystopian setting provides motive/background for the conspiracy and is nicely explained & unique. But it's the setting rather than the main event.

Was an easy listen & nicely written but there's no big surprises in the plot.

More old school spy thriller than dystopian novel

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I've always loved a female protagonist, well written and not a stereotype, and this very much delivers, the secret driving the narrative is compelling as more parts are unveiled... The situation and results are unique and the only thing I really want is to know what happens next...

Engaging... And wanting more

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