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The Last Watch

The Divide Series, Book 1

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The Last Watch

By: J. S. Dewes
Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Nicol Zanzarella
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"Both readers are brilliant and nail the characterization in a way that instantly connects them to the listener. Everything here is top-notch." (Booklist, starred review)

The Expanse meets Game of Thrones in J. S. Dewes' fast-paced sci-fi adventure The Last Watch, where a handful of soldiers stand between humanity and annihilation.

The Divide.

It’s the edge of the universe.

Now it’s collapsing - and taking everyone and everything with it.

The only ones who can stop it are the Sentinels - the recruits, exiles, and court-martialed dregs of the military.

At the Divide, Adequin Rake commands the Argus. She has no resources, no comms - nothing, except for the soldiers that no one wanted. Her ace in the hole could be Cavalon Mercer - genius, asshole, and exiled prince who nuked his grandfather's genetic facility for “reasons”.

She knows they’re humanity's last chance.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

©2021 J. S. Dewes (P)2021 Macmillan Audio Adventure Fiction Military Science Fiction Space Opera Outcast

Critic Reviews

"An epic tale of survival at the end of the universe." (Megan O'Keefe, author of Velocity Weapon)

"Crisp writing, vivid characters, and a plot that beguiles the imagination. The Last Watch is a stunning military sci-fi debut. I was hooked from the opening lines. If you like science fiction, then this book is definitely for you." (Jasper T. Scott, USA Today best-selling author)

"The Last Watch is an amazing debut. The smart world-building and explode-off-the page action scenes make it perfect for fans of The Expanse and other fast-paced Sci Fi. I predict that Dewes is going to be a 'must read' author for years to come." (Michael Mammay, author of Planetside)
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Both of the voice actors were cast perfectly to play the lead characters. Would recommend.

Pretty good story, pretty good VA

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Part of me felt the vibes of Dr Who and Star Trek and the VOID. The end of the universe and I’m looking forward to book two.

The narrators were good, I will look out for other book titles they narrate.

Something different

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This is a very well thought out story, possibly runs a bit light on technical explanations but otherwise enjoyable.

A must listen

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very well produced and thoroughly entertaining. couldn't stop listening. i deffs recommend thos book

loved it

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just all round entertainment. I highly recommend you buy it or read it !

wonderful

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As the title says, I found myself skipping whenever it happens. It's a very generic sci-fi book. It does have an interesting premise though, the edge of the universe is a very mind warping idea.
If you want to know what this story feels like, it feels more Stargate than anything else in the sci-fi genre. If comparisons helps you.

The performance was fine, I found myself liking the male VA more. But I don't think that's a performance issue, just a content issue. The female protagonist story line is the romance one and that's the weakest part of the story therefore the female VA's working with the weakest part. It also helps that the male protagonist is an underdog in the story so you end up relating with him more.

Weak Romance Plot Line Drags the Story Down

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Very inconsistent writing, and the use of 2 narrators really doesn't work. Has some good ideas but relies on tropes and contains large sections of poorly written drivel.

I could only cope with 2 hours 20 mins of this.

first draft needs editing

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characters are a bit weak and some of the plot lines a bit repetitive.

not bad, but not great

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