The Last Signal

by Daniel Brown

252 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 28, 2026

Reviews

[Penny Cipolone]

This was not a book. Instead it was a series of paragraphs strung together in chapter form. Poorly written and not appealing at all. Can I save people from reading this by saying No, Just No!

[Sandie Oiler · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love Dan Brown books, but sadly this was not the Dan Brown that I love. Horribly written. I really struggled to not DNF this one. I have ways maintained that reading is never a waste of time, but this book left me questioning that.

[Mandy Surch · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not to be of his best books, very weak plot and characters. Good idea, but wasn’t written very well

[MICHAEL BALLARD · Rating 5 out of 5]

Could Neolithic stone structures predict future calamities?

Brown posits a series of symbols carved in the surfaces of such monuments as Stonehenge, the Great Pyramid of Giza, Chitchen Itza, and others, when combined together, predict a solar event that could end civilization as we know it.
Then comes the question of how to tell the world in a way that encourages cooperation and survival, rather than chaos leading to the total collapse of civilization before the big event actually arrives?

[Linda Holt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gets your attention and keeps it!! Very quickly sets a mood ( cast a spell), and carries it all the way through. Loved the characters and the novel story line!! Timely and very thought provoking. Somewhat different from other Dan Browns.

The program used to convert the text to fit Kindle did a terrible job.! Sort of all over the place, and could interfere sometimes with the story progression. That's why I rated it a 4 instead of a five.

[Huluriasquias · Rating 2 out of 5]

It kept me entertained. That's all the good I can say about it. The formatting is a disaster zone and the actual text is a m-dash festival.
I was distracted counting the m-dashes per page (2 to 3 average) instead of concentrating in the plot.
As many reviewers said the idea is good but the implementation is lacking. (May be AI is not as advanced as anyone says...)

[Cindy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cannot even fathom this is the same writer who had us all spellbound with The DaVinci Code. This was horribly written and tedious to read. Only the premise had any merit but even that was destroyed by the awful writing and unimaginative ending. Wasted time but at least I got through it quickly.

[Jay W. Harper · Rating 1 out of 5]

worst Dan Brown novel ever

I have read and loved all of his previous books which I would rate as As, and have considered him as my favorite modern author. This doesn’t even seem to have been written by him and would rate a D. Read any of his previous books but give one a pass.

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

History Lesson

I enjoyed the book,learning about these marvels as a story was interesting. The conclusion of the story is something I think about often and wonder if that will happen in my life time or the future. Thanks for another goog read.

[Bob Kruisloo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thought it was the Dan Brown of the Da Vinci Code, all wrong. It turned out to be a fantasy/science fiction book with a fast paced (hardly worked out) travel of the world while visiting all the important stone monuments of time (pyramids, Great Wall, Chichen Itza, etc) on the basis of a very flimsy futuristic theory. Not my cup of tea or any other beverage at all, though it perked my interest and it was not badly written.

[Kimberly Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exciting journey

Dan Brown does not disappoint! I could not put this book down! The entire journey to all the sacred spots and unraveling of the mystery was great!

[Kelsey]

DNF 40%. The amount of 2 word sentences is driving me crazy, and the wash/rinse/repeat cycle of following 2 people all over the globe to stare at rocks is tiresome and unrealistic.

[Jeffrey T Ritter · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible, not what I expected.

I do not recommend this book. Wish i could get my Money back and my time back. Terrible letdown from some of his other book's.

[Cyndi Bunnell · Rating 1 out of 5]

AI?

Seems to be AI driven.
The numbering of chapters is off.
NOT ON DAN BROWN'S website.

If you are into Stargate you might like.

[Christina · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is not by the real Dan Brown. He acts like he wants to be. Too few details, too much skipping around. Too short to go deep enough to be meaningful. Corny lifetime movie ending.

[Frank Morrison · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reads like a first draft

This book feels more like a sketch for a book than an actual one. The story is OK, but I’m not sure why it would be released in this state.

[Ani · Rating 1 out of 5]

Is this even a Dan brown book? It absolutely was written using AI…perhaps this is a fake book posing as Dan Brown?! Do not recommend.

[Kailey · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was the most horribly written and formatted book I've ever read. The spacing!? The inappropriate use of scene breaks in the middle of a scene?! In the middle of a dialog?
In addition to the terrible writing, I never would've picked up the book if the author hadn't obviously copied the style of the art, the title, and the name from Dan Brown.

[Myra Napoli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seemed like more of a rough draft. Implausible that the symbols would be found in one day time periods. Not much character development.

[Tanya · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not the Dan Brown who wrote The Da Vinci Code. This has not been written well at all. In fact, looking at the style of writing and the format, I would go as far as to say it has been written by AI.

[Sally Atlas · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is not the same Dan Brown that wrote the DaVinci code. The text was choppy and disjointed. It read more like an outline that needed to be filed in. The concept was intriguing but I wish it would have been more of a cohesive novel. A missed opportunity for sure.