Last Chance - A Future Apocalypse Caught in a Trilogy
by Darren E. Watling
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Pub Date Oct 22 2022 | Archive Date Mar 26 2024
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Description
In "Last Chance", humor takes center stage in a future where Earth's survival hangs by a thread. This satirical tale unfolds in three wildly imaginative parts, each brimming with eccentric characters and absurd scenarios that are sure to evoke laughter.
Part 1, "Our World," introduces us to the cream of the crop selected to save humanity—a team with unmatched expertise and a treasure trove of dark secrets. From a marine biologist with a dubious past to pilots with questionable credentials, their flawed humanity is a fertile ground for humor, as their attempts to spearhead humanity's survival turn into a comedy of errors.
In Part 2, "Out of this World," the narrative veers into the realm of the absurd when a group of psychiatric hospital escapees find themselves on a shuttle to another planet. Their new home, ruled by a two-faced king and populated by part-animal, part-mechanical beings, sets the stage for hilarious misadventures. Each character, with their quirky disorders—from Tourette's to an obsession with counting—adds to the tapestry of comedy, making every attempt at tower construction or escape a laugh-out-loud spectacle.
The final twist in Part 3, "Into the Other World," reveals the real truth about space exploration and the attack on the Earth.
"Last Chance" is a comedic odyssey through the potential last days of humanity, filled with satirical takes on human nature, technology's double-edged sword, and society's follies.
It's a narrative that proves, even in the face of disaster, humor remains humanity's saving grace.
Advance Praise
Reader View review- "...startlingly funny...purely irreverent wit of Monty Python...found myself laughing out loud."
Reader View review- "...startlingly funny...purely irreverent wit of Monty Python...found myself laughing out loud."
Available Editions
ISBN | 9780228882862 |
PRICE | $4.00 (USD) |
PAGES | 281 |
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Featured Reviews
In this book, humor is found to be the major theme. The. book starts in a future where “Earth’s survival hangs by a thread,”. The novel is told in three parts. Each part has eccentric characters and sequence of events that will make you laugh. In part one, one finds that the cream of the crop are selected to save humanity. They have unmatched expertise and dark secrets. Will they find a planet for them to live on? Part two has psychiatric hospital escapees who find themselves on a rocket to another planet. Will they survive on a planet that has a two-faced king and populated by part-animal, part-mechanical beings, Each character, with their quirky disorders has funny, if not hilarious misadventures. There is a twist in part three that shows the real truth about space exploration and the attack on the Earth’s potential last days of humanity, filled with cynical takes on human nature and technology's double-edged sword. It’s a book that made me roll my eyes an/ot laugh .
The author has written a novel of humor as I admit that I laugh more than what I thought I would. It also gave me something to think about what would earth do if our planet was doomed to die. If you want something funny about science fiction, this is the book to read.