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The Great De-evolution
The Last Astronaut
As the human population fades away, one man decides to spend the rest of his life amongst the stars. He isn't trying to escape the extinction. He's trying to get away from something else. Critical acclaim for the Great De-evolution "One of the best dystopian series to come out in a long time." - Three Cats and a Girl "[Dietzel] has accomplished something he really has written a book that is one of a kind." -- Nancy Roberts "All I can say is trust me and give this book a read." -- The Lazy Book Reviewer "A true wakeup call to everyone... One powerful novel." -- Fran Lewis - Just Reviews "Dystopian in focus yet incredibly human in its exploration and atmosphere... This is a book, a work, worthy of each and every one of those 5 star reviews." -- Mack Meijers - Authors on the Air "One of the best books I have ever read... Plays on one of our deepest fears, something we all know will happen one day." -- Terry Reid - The Four Corners of Santerria "A highly addictive book... A must read for everyone." - The Reading Room "Highest possible rating." -- OnlineBookClub.org A Great De-evolution Novelette
64 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 27, 2017
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Chris Dietzel
31 books421 followersChris graduated from Western Maryland College (McDaniel College). He currently lives in Florida. His dream is to write the same kind of stories that have inspired him over the years.
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In his free time, Chris volunteers for a Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) program for feral cats. (If you would like more information on how best to care for abandoned and feral cats in your neighborhood, please check out the Alley Cat Allies website at: http://www.alleycat.org/)
Dietzel is a huge fan of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and mixed martial arts (MMA). He trained in BJJ for ten years, earning the rank of brown belt, and went 2-0 in amateur MMA fights before an injury ended his participation in contact sports.
It is incredibly difficult for new authors to gain an audience. If you read one of his books and enjoyed it, please recommend it to anyone else you think may like them.
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December 28, 2018
I nearly cried twice while reading this book - and it's a short one. Now I just want to sit in silence and think about it.
Yes, it's basically a love song to a cat by an astronaut after he lost him, and who happens to think that this loss is larger than the fact that the human race is going extinct. But it's also a very poignant and deep story about grieving and coming to terms with loss, friendship and love. And also a tale about the Solar system. It's an unusual book, but I honestly will not forget it anytime soon. It will give you the feels, and if you've lost a close friend in your life, especially a pet friend... you will bawl your eyes out.
I think this was a freebie. I was lucky.
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Yes, it's basically a love song to a cat by an astronaut after he lost him, and who happens to think that this loss is larger than the fact that the human race is going extinct. But it's also a very poignant and deep story about grieving and coming to terms with loss, friendship and love. And also a tale about the Solar system. It's an unusual book, but I honestly will not forget it anytime soon. It will give you the feels, and if you've lost a close friend in your life, especially a pet friend... you will bawl your eyes out.
I think this was a freebie. I was lucky.
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August 22, 2018
Why do people do the things they do? That is the question The Last Astronaut by Chris Dietzel tries to answer. The intervening act is told early on with this wonderful novelette, but the why is much more convoluted. The act that sets off the quest of the protagonist is truly a minor event in the grand scheme, except for him; that is what really matters.
Set in the The Great De-evolution series (an excellent set of loosely connected works in the same universe), is really about the archetype of the every-man. Chris Dietzel did not even name him. What you do find out is that the world is ending by no more children and the world is aging out of existence, but that is not the focus. It is merely backstory that provides rich context. As The Last Astronaut indicates, our protagonist is the last man to go to space, but for his reasons only. He does not bother to get to know people nor explain his motivations. He just cannot be bothered. There is a really humorous jab at uber-Star Wars fans. Trolling at its best. There is also a great reference to HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
This is a deeply personal work and heartbreaking. It is ultimately what one man does to find peace despite a devastating loss. Not a wasted word on the pages and well worth the time. The Last Astronaut is an amazingly counterintuitive work. You have everything you need, but Chris Dietzel does not hand it to you. This is either you get it or you do not. I hope you get it, because it is a truly subtle work that is devastating if you do.
Set in the The Great De-evolution series (an excellent set of loosely connected works in the same universe), is really about the archetype of the every-man. Chris Dietzel did not even name him. What you do find out is that the world is ending by no more children and the world is aging out of existence, but that is not the focus. It is merely backstory that provides rich context. As The Last Astronaut indicates, our protagonist is the last man to go to space, but for his reasons only. He does not bother to get to know people nor explain his motivations. He just cannot be bothered. There is a really humorous jab at uber-Star Wars fans. Trolling at its best. There is also a great reference to HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
This is a deeply personal work and heartbreaking. It is ultimately what one man does to find peace despite a devastating loss. Not a wasted word on the pages and well worth the time. The Last Astronaut is an amazingly counterintuitive work. You have everything you need, but Chris Dietzel does not hand it to you. This is either you get it or you do not. I hope you get it, because it is a truly subtle work that is devastating if you do.
January 8, 2018
This novella takes place in the same world as, "The Man Who Watched the World End", which was an incredibly moving story of brotherly love. I cried as I read The Last Astronaut. I fell asleep and dreamed about the book, and I woke up crying. This is a beautifully written story about a little boy growing up as the world is ending. I think it takes place around the same time as "The Man Who Watched the World End" because the "block" in that story was one of the first and his brother was several years older.
We never find out the name of The Last Astronaut. The story is really not about him being an astronaut. It's about the boy, love, loss, and acceptance, and his story parallels the end of life on earth.
It is told from his perspective, from the age of ten until the end of the book (around fifty?). He is ten when his parents tell him that no more babies are being born and the world is going through De-evolution. His generation is the last. Most families are heading south to prepare for when they are older and need others to help them take care of themselves. Because of this, friends pass in and out of the young boy's life and he never gets to experience a sense of permanence.
Except for his cat, Bob. Bob is his best friend and is always there for him. The descriptions of the boy and his cat together had me in tears because they were so real. The author captured how we love cats and how cats love us. He captured the reassuring presence of a cat laying with us in bed, with a warm paw on our faces to let us know it's there. He captured how a cat knows it's loved from the way we reach out and touch and scratch and hold it. He captured the love that exists between us and our pets perfectly, the mutual ways we show that love, and the mutual way we feel that love. In "The Man Who Watched the World End", the man had his brother to love, but received no love in return. In this book, the boy loves his cat and the cat loves the boy unconditionally.
As all of us who have loved animals know, that love can't last because cats and dogs have shorter life spans than us. It is the most brutal part of loving our pets--the loss we know will come and the devastation when the loss occurs. Bob dies when the boy (now a man) is twenty-two. He wakes up one morning to find he died in the night. He wraps him up to give to the vet, but leaves his face uncovered because he just couldn't cover it up. I did the same thing when my cats died. I wrapped them in their favorite blankets as my tears fell on them, but I couldn't cover their faces for the same reasons as the boy.
The boy applies that same day to be The Last Astronaut. There is no talk about saving mankind; they are just sending a man out into space for a final journey. His journey through space is interspersed with details about his training and the people he met while doing so. They don't understand why he wants to leave the world behind, but when he tells them about Bob, many of them tell him about the deaths of their dogs and cats and seem to understand why he wants to leave.
Of all the people remaining, the boy doesn't want to watch the world end as humanity slowly dies of old age. He has already suffered the loss of what he loved most and doesn't want to go through it--person by person--for the rest of his life. The interesting thing that the boy/man doesn't seem to realize is that he is probably the last surviving human because time moves more slowly while traveling through space.
He tells us his tales of traveling through the solar system. He describes its beauty and vastness. It sounds like he is just in this space capsule doing nothing but looking out the window, but he never speaks a word about being lonely. As the years pass (approximately twenty-five or so), he comes to realize that in the grand scheme of things what is happening on earth is inconsequential. It's a tragedy for the people and the planet, but in the vastness of the universe, it's just the blinking out of a light. At the same time, he realizes he now thinks of only the happiness he and Bob shared. It took decades of time and millions of miles, but he finally is able to remember Bob with a smile instead of with tears. He is able to stop wishing Bob was still with him and appreciate what he meant (that's straight from the book). Some of us never reach that point.
This is an incredibly beautiful, moving story. I highly recommend it. Actually, read "The Man Who Watched the World End" first and then read this. The two books together are about love, loss, and, read together, are a touching portrait of the human race.
We never find out the name of The Last Astronaut. The story is really not about him being an astronaut. It's about the boy, love, loss, and acceptance, and his story parallels the end of life on earth.
It is told from his perspective, from the age of ten until the end of the book (around fifty?). He is ten when his parents tell him that no more babies are being born and the world is going through De-evolution. His generation is the last. Most families are heading south to prepare for when they are older and need others to help them take care of themselves. Because of this, friends pass in and out of the young boy's life and he never gets to experience a sense of permanence.
Except for his cat, Bob. Bob is his best friend and is always there for him. The descriptions of the boy and his cat together had me in tears because they were so real. The author captured how we love cats and how cats love us. He captured the reassuring presence of a cat laying with us in bed, with a warm paw on our faces to let us know it's there. He captured how a cat knows it's loved from the way we reach out and touch and scratch and hold it. He captured the love that exists between us and our pets perfectly, the mutual ways we show that love, and the mutual way we feel that love. In "The Man Who Watched the World End", the man had his brother to love, but received no love in return. In this book, the boy loves his cat and the cat loves the boy unconditionally.
As all of us who have loved animals know, that love can't last because cats and dogs have shorter life spans than us. It is the most brutal part of loving our pets--the loss we know will come and the devastation when the loss occurs. Bob dies when the boy (now a man) is twenty-two. He wakes up one morning to find he died in the night. He wraps him up to give to the vet, but leaves his face uncovered because he just couldn't cover it up. I did the same thing when my cats died. I wrapped them in their favorite blankets as my tears fell on them, but I couldn't cover their faces for the same reasons as the boy.
The boy applies that same day to be The Last Astronaut. There is no talk about saving mankind; they are just sending a man out into space for a final journey. His journey through space is interspersed with details about his training and the people he met while doing so. They don't understand why he wants to leave the world behind, but when he tells them about Bob, many of them tell him about the deaths of their dogs and cats and seem to understand why he wants to leave.
Of all the people remaining, the boy doesn't want to watch the world end as humanity slowly dies of old age. He has already suffered the loss of what he loved most and doesn't want to go through it--person by person--for the rest of his life. The interesting thing that the boy/man doesn't seem to realize is that he is probably the last surviving human because time moves more slowly while traveling through space.
He tells us his tales of traveling through the solar system. He describes its beauty and vastness. It sounds like he is just in this space capsule doing nothing but looking out the window, but he never speaks a word about being lonely. As the years pass (approximately twenty-five or so), he comes to realize that in the grand scheme of things what is happening on earth is inconsequential. It's a tragedy for the people and the planet, but in the vastness of the universe, it's just the blinking out of a light. At the same time, he realizes he now thinks of only the happiness he and Bob shared. It took decades of time and millions of miles, but he finally is able to remember Bob with a smile instead of with tears. He is able to stop wishing Bob was still with him and appreciate what he meant (that's straight from the book). Some of us never reach that point.
This is an incredibly beautiful, moving story. I highly recommend it. Actually, read "The Man Who Watched the World End" first and then read this. The two books together are about love, loss, and, read together, are a touching portrait of the human race.
June 17, 2020
Love this whole series
January 21, 2026
2 stars
A short story under de-evolution series. I heard a lot about it and it failed me immensely. Thankfully, It was a short story.
The protagonist, is one of the last batches of human living on earth. Humanity is dying, there are no healthy human babies being born. When his cat dies, our protagonist does not see any reason to stay on earth and join his parents who wants to travel towards southern settlements. So he enlists himself on a journey, a millioniare backed project, where they want to send a human on a spacecraft out of our galaxy. A great plot for a story but did not hit home for me.
Happy Reading!!
A short story under de-evolution series. I heard a lot about it and it failed me immensely. Thankfully, It was a short story.
The protagonist, is one of the last batches of human living on earth. Humanity is dying, there are no healthy human babies being born. When his cat dies, our protagonist does not see any reason to stay on earth and join his parents who wants to travel towards southern settlements. So he enlists himself on a journey, a millioniare backed project, where they want to send a human on a spacecraft out of our galaxy. A great plot for a story but did not hit home for me.
Happy Reading!!
February 3, 2020
I really enjoyed this! This was a slow little story, but well written and interesting.
When I was 19, I caught the chicken pox. I had to drop out of college, move back in with my parents, who were in a new town and I knew no one. I was too sick to make friends, so I was lonely and sickly. My parents let me get a kitten. He was a sweet little white fluffball and he was my main companion. Stu was my best friend for a while, kept me sane. He broke my heart, 20 years later, when he passed away.
This story made me think of Stu. Bob was everything to the main character, as Stu once was to me.
I also really like the slowly dying world and this sad slow apocalypse. I'm pretty sure I'm going to check out the rest of this series.
When I was 19, I caught the chicken pox. I had to drop out of college, move back in with my parents, who were in a new town and I knew no one. I was too sick to make friends, so I was lonely and sickly. My parents let me get a kitten. He was a sweet little white fluffball and he was my main companion. Stu was my best friend for a while, kept me sane. He broke my heart, 20 years later, when he passed away.
This story made me think of Stu. Bob was everything to the main character, as Stu once was to me.
I also really like the slowly dying world and this sad slow apocalypse. I'm pretty sure I'm going to check out the rest of this series.
February 22, 2020
I felt like I could have written this story. I felt every emotion described by the astronaut. I lost my cat eight years ago, and I felt the loss, loneliness, isolation, lack of understanding from others (unless they had experienced a similar pet loss)...and - eventually - nostalgia and fond remembrance described by the astronaut. This story described the grieving process perfectly and beautifully. One of the other reviewers gave two stars and complained about faulty science facts in the book, but I don't think this is meant to be a story about science, but rather a tale about one young man's journey. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has lost a pet. It may help with your grieving process.
December 31, 2017
Excellent Read
I am so glad I found this author. I cannot wait to read more of this series. This is such an original concept. This is a stand alone novelette but makes me so curious about the series. I have read many apocalyptic books but have never read anything like this. It makes me think of not going out with a bang, but with a whimper.
I am so glad I found this author. I cannot wait to read more of this series. This is such an original concept. This is a stand alone novelette but makes me so curious about the series. I have read many apocalyptic books but have never read anything like this. It makes me think of not going out with a bang, but with a whimper.
March 19, 2025
3.5 rounded up
Men will do anything (like go into space because their pet died) except deal with their feelings
Men will do anything (like go into space because their pet died) except deal with their feelings
June 21, 2021
Who knew an anonymous protagonist using landmarks in space to prompt recollections about his gently dystopian life could be so moving? For the record, it might have something to do with the theme of pet death, so the easily triggered amongst you might want to take note of just how hard it tugs on your heartstrings. No, seriously, I had tears for this nameless, ageless, faceless guy floating in his tin can.
He's in space just because. The world was ending slowly but surely because humanity was dying out. Not through wars or ravaging disease or even climate change; humans just stopped having viable babies. Extinction looms. So when our nameless guy's world shatters, he applies to become the last astronaut ever. This is the story of his journey ahead into space as well as back in time.
Boy, does this one do a lot of world building despite technically not being set on the world it describes. It is a sad, emotive read tempered with just a little geeky humor - Star Wars, Space Odyssey, pratfall characters; you know the drill - but even that has a bleak edge to it. I loved how each chapter started with something about his time in space, branching off into his past, then returning full circle. It's definitely a boy sort of book, but it's easy to empathise with the narrator and feel his melancholy ooze from his words.
Bleak yet silly enough to evoke a smile amidst the sadness, this is a great short read for anyone who wants a human with a heart to guide them through the end times.
He's in space just because. The world was ending slowly but surely because humanity was dying out. Not through wars or ravaging disease or even climate change; humans just stopped having viable babies. Extinction looms. So when our nameless guy's world shatters, he applies to become the last astronaut ever. This is the story of his journey ahead into space as well as back in time.
Boy, does this one do a lot of world building despite technically not being set on the world it describes. It is a sad, emotive read tempered with just a little geeky humor - Star Wars, Space Odyssey, pratfall characters; you know the drill - but even that has a bleak edge to it. I loved how each chapter started with something about his time in space, branching off into his past, then returning full circle. It's definitely a boy sort of book, but it's easy to empathise with the narrator and feel his melancholy ooze from his words.
Bleak yet silly enough to evoke a smile amidst the sadness, this is a great short read for anyone who wants a human with a heart to guide them through the end times.
August 26, 2020
More like the last space launch!
A dystopian futuristic tale about a poor sap distraught for a terrible loss, I won't give away what kind of loss I'm referring to, read the book. The last astronaut does not come about on a whim, I perhaps would make the same decision to go out with a bang if I were confronted with the same circumstances our main character is faced with. The story is told from the last astronaut perspective so it makes sense as to how the events unfold along a rather sad world ending conclusion, the science is on point so five stars are on order for this sort of short novel.
A dystopian futuristic tale about a poor sap distraught for a terrible loss, I won't give away what kind of loss I'm referring to, read the book. The last astronaut does not come about on a whim, I perhaps would make the same decision to go out with a bang if I were confronted with the same circumstances our main character is faced with. The story is told from the last astronaut perspective so it makes sense as to how the events unfold along a rather sad world ending conclusion, the science is on point so five stars are on order for this sort of short novel.
April 21, 2018
A quick read. Well written. There’s assuredly a philosophical undercurrent though I’m not sure i personally grasp its full meaning: the enormity of space? The insignificance of Man? The love of a cat? :-)
October 5, 2023
If you love cats and you love space this is the book for you.
A little mix of philosophy, existentialism and sci-fi all sprinkled together
The writing is not that complicated nor too easy
A little mix of philosophy, existentialism and sci-fi all sprinkled together
The writing is not that complicated nor too easy
January 8, 2018
Terrific
This is another terrific story in the Great De-evolution series. I have read three of the full length novels, and loved them. This story centers around a young man who volunteers to be the last astronaut on a one way trip to the unknown out in space. He does this to escape the pending extinction of mankind, as well as to escape from his loneliness after losing the only real friend he ever had. The author captures the feelings of despair very well. I did really enjoy this novelette. I did have some problems with some of the things in the storyline, that I will not go into as I do not want to give away too much of the story. Although I am not a reader of science fiction generally, I am pleased that I have discovered this series.
This is another terrific story in the Great De-evolution series. I have read three of the full length novels, and loved them. This story centers around a young man who volunteers to be the last astronaut on a one way trip to the unknown out in space. He does this to escape the pending extinction of mankind, as well as to escape from his loneliness after losing the only real friend he ever had. The author captures the feelings of despair very well. I did really enjoy this novelette. I did have some problems with some of the things in the storyline, that I will not go into as I do not want to give away too much of the story. Although I am not a reader of science fiction generally, I am pleased that I have discovered this series.
February 26, 2020
Not bad
I downloaded this to see if reading the other books of the series would be worthwhile. I'm a lifelong fan of post- apocalyptic fiction but very much not a fan of "zombie apocalypse" stories- I like a touch more plausibility. In this series the human race is dying out. This story is written perfectly in the voice of the main character- a fairly simple man who decides to be the last human ever sent into space after his best friend, a cat, dies. If the author can write different characters as well as he wrote this one I suspect the series will be worth reading. I do think the author is underestimating the effects of total isolation on a human, or maybe the protagonist is meant to be insane, I'm not certain.
I downloaded this to see if reading the other books of the series would be worthwhile. I'm a lifelong fan of post- apocalyptic fiction but very much not a fan of "zombie apocalypse" stories- I like a touch more plausibility. In this series the human race is dying out. This story is written perfectly in the voice of the main character- a fairly simple man who decides to be the last human ever sent into space after his best friend, a cat, dies. If the author can write different characters as well as he wrote this one I suspect the series will be worth reading. I do think the author is underestimating the effects of total isolation on a human, or maybe the protagonist is meant to be insane, I'm not certain.
April 15, 2025
What will the last man accomplish?
I’ve read or listened to over 1500 books in the past eight years, and I can honestly say until I listened to The Last Astronaut, I’d never read a book or story that made me feel like life on this big blue ball hurtling through space might just be futile.
This story is a character study of a young man filled with depression after the death of his best friend leaving him alone in a world rapidly becoming empty of human beings. This depression prompts his decision to volunteer to become the last man in space.
Kenneth Foster does a particularly good job narrating this story. I credit his narration for keeping me locked into the story even though I felt the sense of futility in this mission.
I’ve read or listened to over 1500 books in the past eight years, and I can honestly say until I listened to The Last Astronaut, I’d never read a book or story that made me feel like life on this big blue ball hurtling through space might just be futile.
This story is a character study of a young man filled with depression after the death of his best friend leaving him alone in a world rapidly becoming empty of human beings. This depression prompts his decision to volunteer to become the last man in space.
Kenneth Foster does a particularly good job narrating this story. I credit his narration for keeping me locked into the story even though I felt the sense of futility in this mission.
May 3, 2020
This short story takes takes in the De-Evolution universe. It follows a man who answers the ad of a billionaire to travel to the edge of the solar system and be the last astronaut.
The stories from the De-Evolution series focus on the characters and how they deal with the loss all around them and the inescapable extinction of the human race.
The main character chose to leave Earth to escape the profundness of his own personal loss. As much as I enjoy, and will continue to enjoy, the De-Evolution stories, this one did not particularly hit home for me. I wasn't able to empathize with his particular loss and the choice he made as a result.
The stories from the De-Evolution series focus on the characters and how they deal with the loss all around them and the inescapable extinction of the human race.
The main character chose to leave Earth to escape the profundness of his own personal loss. As much as I enjoy, and will continue to enjoy, the De-Evolution stories, this one did not particularly hit home for me. I wasn't able to empathize with his particular loss and the choice he made as a result.
December 18, 2025
“I went into The Last Astronaut expecting a bleak sci-fi story, but what I got was something much more reflective and quietly powerful. The idea of one man choosing the stars as humanity fades is haunting, but it’s the emotional weight behind why he leaves that really stayed with me. The writing feels intimate and thoughtful, making the loneliness, regret, and hope feel very real rather than overly dramatic. It’s short, but it doesn’t feel rushed at all every page counts. If you enjoy dystopian stories that focus more on the human condition than explosions and gadgets, this one is absolutely worth your time.”
July 11, 2023
A solitary journey in space.
Sombre and darkly fascinating. This is a story that combines the unspectacular end of the human race with the final journey of an astronaut to the edge of the solar system. Mildly provocative, it combines the sadness of an individual with the tragedy of human extinction, set against the cold, indifferent splendor of the universe. Highly compelling reading, this is a a short novel that is unforgettable.
Sombre and darkly fascinating. This is a story that combines the unspectacular end of the human race with the final journey of an astronaut to the edge of the solar system. Mildly provocative, it combines the sadness of an individual with the tragedy of human extinction, set against the cold, indifferent splendor of the universe. Highly compelling reading, this is a a short novel that is unforgettable.
December 29, 2023
Great post apocalyptic novella about a man and his cat (and space!) Happens in the same universe as the other books in the "great de-evolution" novels and novellas, but they're all pretty independent stories so can be read in any order (except the core trilogy). Essentially "humans stop having children, people age and die, and know they will age and die" universe, and the logical consequences of that.
February 17, 2025
I kept waiting for something interesting to happen. Fpoiler alert. It didn't. You could sum up this book with just a sentence or two, depending on how detailed you wanted to be. Basically, man goes into space, and absolutely nothing happens. One of the most useless books I ever read. It gets two stars because I didn't hate the book, only didn't like it. I had toyed with the idea of writing a similar story, but this book cured me of that affliction.
January 18, 2018
An Interesting View On Love
This story was very unusual in the way that the human spirit is pitted against the universe. The unnamed narrator tells his tale of how the loss of his best friend, Bob, changes his life forever. The description of the planets and space is incredible and humbling.
This story was very unusual in the way that the human spirit is pitted against the universe. The unnamed narrator tells his tale of how the loss of his best friend, Bob, changes his life forever. The description of the planets and space is incredible and humbling.
February 1, 2018
Enjoyable and short
I really had an excellent time reading this short novel. At first I was trying to connect to the main character’s rationale for leaving the planet, but as the story continued I began to understand the character motives more clearly. The author truly captures the idea of traveling through space even though the work is short. This is a Sunday morning with coffee and a buttered roll type of story. Excellent job by the author!
I really had an excellent time reading this short novel. At first I was trying to connect to the main character’s rationale for leaving the planet, but as the story continued I began to understand the character motives more clearly. The author truly captures the idea of traveling through space even though the work is short. This is a Sunday morning with coffee and a buttered roll type of story. Excellent job by the author!
June 16, 2018
For the love of cat
I love that this guy was just devoted to his cat. I love my cat like this guy loved his cat. But some of us are able to move on, and love our next cat just as much. Each cat is different, but each is special too. This guy can't deal with his loss, so he jumps on a one way trip in a spaceship. On his own. The rest is just a little bit predictable.
I love that this guy was just devoted to his cat. I love my cat like this guy loved his cat. But some of us are able to move on, and love our next cat just as much. Each cat is different, but each is special too. This guy can't deal with his loss, so he jumps on a one way trip in a spaceship. On his own. The rest is just a little bit predictable.
April 21, 2020
I was giving a free copy of this Audiobook book in exchange for An honest review. Really enjoyed this story got lost in the description of the stars and planets and his voyage away from the earth forever. The story is a good lesson about loss, love and how we can eventually recover and learn to remember with a smile. Definitely recommend.
October 3, 2021
The only disappointing thing about this book was that it was not longer. I read it straight through and absolutely loved it. Well, written, great science fiction, I was emotionally involved with the narrator . I thoroughly enjoyed this book which was also free of charge on the Kindle store. I intend to read more in this series and the authors other works.
April 10, 2025
⭐️5/5
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［things i liked］
🪐His writing style!! It was amazing!
🐈many jokes throughout story
🪐Space themed but easy read
🐈Bob<3
［things i didn’t liked］
🌌i wish this book had more pages!! I want to explore more!!!
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I will definitely recommend this book. This was a perfect short read!
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［things i liked］
🪐His writing style!! It was amazing!
🐈many jokes throughout story
🪐Space themed but easy read
🐈Bob<3
［things i didn’t liked］
🌌i wish this book had more pages!! I want to explore more!!!
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I will definitely recommend this book. This was a perfect short read!
March 3, 2018
This book was free from Amazon! I chose it because I saw it had a cat on the cover. This book was kind of sad and depressing, but I thought it was good. It seems to move a bit slow, but on purpose. Heartwarming, as well. I enjoyed this short read.
February 28, 2020
Very interesting sci-fi fantasy
I enjoyed reading The Last Astronaut, it’s well-written and has a beautiful, hear-warming tale that underlies the main story.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this ebook from the author and this is my honest and freely given opinion.
I enjoyed reading The Last Astronaut, it’s well-written and has a beautiful, hear-warming tale that underlies the main story.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this ebook from the author and this is my honest and freely given opinion.
November 1, 2020
A touching little story
For any person that has ever had a best friend of the fur variety, this story will give your heart a squeeze. The perfect read for an animal loving space nerd, like me.
For any person that has ever had a best friend of the fur variety, this story will give your heart a squeeze. The perfect read for an animal loving space nerd, like me.
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