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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I mostly read for entertainment, and this was good for that. But it also made me think of today’s society…books digitized. This is a real possibility for what could happen.
My only problem with this book is that it killed off a main character with no warning and for no visible reason. The book is very readable, and for that reason I gave it 4 stars. But, I must say that the jarring end to a crucial character bothered me.
Good read a combination of Fahrenheit 451 1984 with conspiracies and rebellion. Enjoyed immensely
This is the first book of a series by Brandt Legg….It could foretell our future even though it is classified as Sci-Fi….I Could not put it down..It is an eyeopener for sure into our government controlled world….Read all three of these entitled The Justar Journals Series
Can’t wait to read the others in this series!!
Not sure what age group this was aimed it, I assume adult, but you don’t really need to tell us a zillion times about the pandemic that wiped out a majority of the population and how it was “before” (like how it is now) and “after”. One time is enough and we can figure it out from there.
Doesn’t hold as a stand alone novel.
Sort of a different take on Fahrenheit 451.
Very interesting story line…and good tie in to Fahrenheit 451. I didn’t care for switching in styles…a sudden very poetic/ philosophical passage in the midst of action.
Couldn’t get through it; the narrative style was unbearable.
Tried a new author on promotion. I was afraid the book was going to be a basic updating of F451 and it started out that way, but grew to be more along the way. The main character was not heroic, or frankly interesting enough, to command the story but I kept reading to see how it would turn out. Other characters and subplots added interest and I was perking along when, approaching the end, the author decided to stop writing the story and toss out some cliff hangers to promote the next book in the series. It was abrupt and unsatisfying for an ending.
I really liked the main character and the way the story developed.
I cannot say I cared much for it, the book seems to start in the middle and there isn’t a good understand of what is going on when you start reading. This could have used a solid Prolog to set the stage. I very disappointed in the death of one of the main characters as it would have been very interesting to the growth in future books.
A very topical story in light of the digital age I found this very poignant and a taste of things to come?
Unresolved plot designed as a disatisfactory cliffhanger.
This book gives a glimpse into our possible future where government has access to every citizen ‘s daily life under the guise of protection and maintaining order and peace. No one has private lives or conversations and justice is decided by the extremely rich ruling class. Privacy has been voluntarily give up in the name of peace.
i kept telling myself i wasn’t interested, but i kept reading. authorwrites well
Unfortunately too believable with what is happening now in America
Thje writing was so poor I couldn’t even finish it. Read 37% before I gave up.
Thoroughly enjoyed this novel.