From the bestselling author of the Inner Movement trilogy and the Cosega Sequence, comes The Last Librarian, (book one of the Justar Journal).
In the year 2098, there is no more war, no more hunger and no more pollution. The world is secure and Earth’s 2.9 billion people are healthy and happy. There is also only one remaining library that still houses physical books. In addition to the dusty … addition to the dusty volumes, the library holds many secrets. But the government has decided to shut it down and burn the contents. Unless an unlikely trio can save the books, humanity will lose more than just what is printed on those antique pages.
With a single government ruling the entire planet, one currency, one language and no religion, the population is unified and enjoying the prosperity that comes with more than seven decades of peace. Free healthcare for all and guaranteed employment make the future a dream. But this future may only be safe if they can hide the past. The books must be saved . . . the impossible task is up to an angry author, a brazen revolutionary and the last librarian. When everything is perfect, the only thing left to fear is the truth.
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the story was good, but I didn’t find any character that I really got to know and be involved with. It is hard to tell who are the good guys and who are the bad guys.
It was hard to get into but by half way, it was a page turner. Looking forward to following the story in following books.
I couldn’t put the book down
This book draws heavily from the plot of Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, even going so far as to cite it in the story. As such, it is not quite as dark. The main character is believable, but the children are not. One hopes this apocalyptic world will never come.
It makes you think and wonder what the next page will bring. A must Read!
I found this book to be a really interesting and different dystopian novel. It was good enough that I have bought book 2 and book 3.
This book is the first of a trilogy. The subject interested me very much so I was excited to read it. The characters were great and the plot was interesting. However, there was no ending. The story just stopped. It was obvious that this was done just to sell the next book which I won’t be purchasing. If it had had a good ending, I would buy the next book in the trilogy without hesitation but I don’t like being manipulated into having to buy the next book just to see how the story ends.
the book was slow and didn’t enjoy it that much.
In our present world, we worry about all of our information being available to anyone. This post-apocalyptic story takes those fears and makes them real. And in this story, acceptable to most. But what happens when a few takes notice and decide it’s time to stop their rights from being stolen from them? Delightfully thought-provoking.
I enjoyed this book so much that I couldn’t let go until I had read the whole trilogy! I loved spending time with these books!
It was a good free read that hooked me into buying the rest of the series.
It is the road we are traveling; very unsettling.
Makes you think, with all that is going on in the world, a true life 1984 is inevitable business is taking control of many governments and pushing their own agenda.
A world with no conflict, no hunger, no poor. It sounds good, but too good to be true, right? Access to books and the thought-provoking ideas they inspire, may bring it all crashing down. To save our history, unchanged, as written in books becomes even more important as the leaders are intent on destroying all books and doing away with the last librarian.
It was a little hard to keep the characters straight. It moved from one view point to another constantly and the names were unusual. But I love reading. I love libraries and I enjoyed the quotes from favorite books. Unfortunately, I also was aware of the parallels between the fictional world and reality. Our technology is not that advanced but privacy and confidentiality are becoming harder to guarantee.
A warning about censorship, even in an ideal world. The story was a vehicle for the message, which I found a bit irritating. However, after a slow start the characters really caught my interest. For a while. In the end, I didn’t finish it. It reminded me a bit of a gentle version of VERY early Ursula LeGuin in its message intensity. If the author can find a way to let the story itself be the message like she eventually did, he could have a good thing going.
Very good parallel to 1984. Enjoyed the authors believe in human truth. can be valid through the ages.
Loved this story. Could not put it down.
tmi and nothing happening. boring.
An excellent science fiction piece, in the tradition of Ray Bradbury.
Great multi-dimensional characters; some you will love, and some you will love to hate. I was pleasantly surprised at the innovative action in the story. As this is the first of a series, I will definitely be reading the additional books in the story line.