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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As an avid reader, the thought of no more physical libraries is scary – especially because of the premises in this book. Looking forward to the sequel.
A book lover’s nightmare. Interesting read
I liked this book! Good read!!!
While I got the first in the series for free, I am going to pay for the remaining 2 books in the trilogy. I just have to see how the plot resolves itself.
A good read.
Enjoyed. Will read the sequel soon
Slow start, but once it gets started, its hard to stop reading.
very well written story, enjoyed it very much.
This book will have you seeing Big Brother everywhere. Very well written.
Great potential with an impressive range of characters. The authors plot decisions left this reader a little frustrated. I believe It was written to be part of a series and as such did not come to a conclusion but I felt left with a “cliff hanger”.
Outstanding & a great book !
I thought this book was good, but too close to Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451”. The characters were well-drawn, however the relationships between them were somewhat difficult to keep straight. It started out rather slow, but the pace picked up about half way through. After that, the book was hard to put down.
One of those books you wish it didn’t have to end.
Writing is good. Lot of references thrown in, which I think was the point. But they felt gratuitous at times.
Personally I found it difficult to stay interested in it. To many boring details about the society that could have been condensed.
Although, some of the writing was a little awkward and at times felt repetitive, this novel was entertaining and very thought provoking. The basic premise of digital life taking over reality as signified by the symbolic image of hard bound books being destroyed for fear of the truths they hold about human history, and the dangers of too much trust and complacency in how our lives are controlled felt very much alive in our current political climate. This book is very much in the vein of Fahrenheit 456, a vision of dystopia which I’m assuming has become a fascinating genre. A worthwhile reaf.
I very much enjoy reading The Librarian but figured out early that there were more books to come. The characters’ all interesting but flawed. The writer’s imagination of our future is disburbing but probably realistic.
This was a good read with unexpected plot and character twists, although the basic story line is not that new. As the first in a series, I expect it sets the baseline and tone for the next two in the trilogy.
Who could resist this title? Sweet, futuristic, sad.
While it was a good read with good characters and story line, it needed some more editing to get out of the repetitiveness of the message. I often found myself skipping through whole paragraphs & sometmes whole pages because of this.