What if humanity’s death and her own existence are simply two moves in a demented cosmic game, one played out by vast alien intellects? Stranger still, what if these mad gods are offering Sarya a seat at their table-and a second chance for humanity? Thrown into the universe at the helm of a stolen ship-with the dubious assistance of a rebellious spacesuit, an android death enthusiast on his sixtieth lifetime, and a ball of fluff with an IQ in the thousands-Sarya begins to uncover an impossible truth. That is, until an encounter with a bounty hunter and a miles-long kinetic projectile leaves her life and her perspective shattered. Or whether she really is-impossibly-the lone survivor of a species destroyed a millennium ago.
Again.Īnd most days, she can almost accept that she’ll never know the truth-that she’ll never know why humanity was deemed too dangerous to exist. Or making sure her adoptive mother doesn’t casually eviscerate one of their neighbors. Like hiding her identity among the hundreds of alien species roaming the corridors of Watertower Station. Most days, she’s got other things on her mind. Most days, Sarya doesn’t feel like the most terrifying creature in the galaxy. Sarya is the civilized galaxy’s worst nightmare: a Human. (Mar.The last human in the universe is on the run from a godlike intelligence in this rip-roaring debut space opera. Agent: Charlie Olsen, InkWell Management. Jordan’s deeply considered treatment of various levels of extraterrestrial intelligence will put readers in mind of the work of Neal Asher and appeal to fans of big-idea science fiction. Throughout, Jordan plays with the concept of choice, leaving both Sarya and the reader questioning whether the decisions she makes are truly her own or whether some other entity is pulling the strings. The pace lulls a bit as Sarya recovers Shenya’s memories over the course of her journey, but picks up again once she arrives at Blackstar, the hub of the galactic hive mind.
Sarya sets off in search of answers, seeking an entity called Observer, who claims to know her origin story. When a school field trip goes horribly wrong, Shenya sacrifices herself so that Sarya can escape a doomed space station. Sarya, the last of the human species, is a moody teenager with no idea why she exists when the rest of humanity was destroyed centuries ago, kept alive by her adoptive mother, Shenya the Widow, a fearsome arachnoid alien who has concealed Sarya’s true identity to protect her from the fear and hatred of a galaxy that remembers little about human beings. Jordan’s rollicking debut starts slowly but then quickly builds toward mind-boggling revelations about order, chaos, and the vastness of the universe.
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