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The Impossible Future #1
The Last Everything
A saga of forty worlds and two universes, a battle of empires, prophecy, and horrifying destiny, begins in the unlikeliest of places ...
Jamie Sheridan’s very bad night worsens no matter how fast the 17-year-old runs. In the next eight hours, he will become a god, a monster - or he will die. This small-town Alabama boy, whose life has been plagued by loss, grief, and a fury he doesn’t understand, must find something to live for as the clock ticks. Perhaps his two friends? The brother who let him down? The beauty of a sunrise? The kiss he longs for? Perhaps the answer lies in another universe altogether.
After his mentor is killed, and townspeople pursue him - heavily armed - Jamie learns the truth about a genetic seed planted within him long ago, possibly shaping the fate of two Earths.
Jamie Sheridan’s very bad night worsens no matter how fast the 17-year-old runs. In the next eight hours, he will become a god, a monster - or he will die. This small-town Alabama boy, whose life has been plagued by loss, grief, and a fury he doesn’t understand, must find something to live for as the clock ticks. Perhaps his two friends? The brother who let him down? The beauty of a sunrise? The kiss he longs for? Perhaps the answer lies in another universe altogether.
After his mentor is killed, and townspeople pursue him - heavily armed - Jamie learns the truth about a genetic seed planted within him long ago, possibly shaping the fate of two Earths.
271 pages, ebook
Published November 23, 2018
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About the author
Frank Kennedy
24 books14 followersFrank Kennedy has been writing all his life (the boy who was penning crazy space stories that had the other kids giggling), and now he's taking charge of his career. He is a former journalist (back when people read the news on actual paper), and now teaching English to middle-schoolers (cue the giggling). His work spans all manner of genres, but he is particularly fond of science fiction / alternate history / and bizarre mashups. Expect darkness, tension, and the twists and turns that make great drama. He was that 14-year-old kid who couldn't believe what he was seeing when the Imperial Star Destroyer chased the rebel blockade runner over Tatooine in May 1977, and became lost in awe when the mothership appeared over Devil's Monument that same year.
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August 18, 2021
This author tries to write a Black character i guess to be inclusive but I don't think this writer knows any actual Black people in a personal way.
I guess white boys are taught to do physical harm to Black folks by their white parents and this author mistakenly assumed Black parents behave the same.
Only we just tell our kids how to navigate institutional racism.
I'm Black and was raised in Detroit in the 70's & 80's, none of us were taught to attack random white people as revenge for slavery.
What in the entire fucking world.
Why are white people like this?
Write about what you know and if you don't know Black folks just leave us out of your created worlds.
The treatment of Michael's character is offensive as fuck.
Yikes
I guess white boys are taught to do physical harm to Black folks by their white parents and this author mistakenly assumed Black parents behave the same.
Only we just tell our kids how to navigate institutional racism.
I'm Black and was raised in Detroit in the 70's & 80's, none of us were taught to attack random white people as revenge for slavery.
What in the entire fucking world.
Why are white people like this?
Write about what you know and if you don't know Black folks just leave us out of your created worlds.
The treatment of Michael's character is offensive as fuck.
Yikes
August 23, 2019
“When the Lord is ready to call you home, open your arms and fly.”
Preservation of the Chancellory and its core philosophy is the sole priority the chancellors have as their mission on our Earth, no matter the consequences or deaths involved. A terrible death countdown for a terrified parent less teenager, -the frail relationship with his parents and sibling, their ambition, obsessions, and frailties-who knows nothing of what his destiny holds. Intrigue and suspense are the order of the day, the persecution, the hunting of a lonely boy.. a cry for help and survival, this has been an emotional outcome. The storyline is so realistic I was filled with nervousness the entire time and was completely snagged from the beginning. A harsh and gritty premise, filled with brutal, breakneck action, parallel earths, a strange mission of the mysterious and divided Chancellors, the Jewel..a twisted story that had me glued to the book! What I’ve discovered was so unexpected and unique! Off to read book 2, The Risen Gods!
Merged review:
“When the Lord is ready to call you home, open your arms and fly.”
Preservation of the Chancellory and its core philosophy is the sole priority the chancellors have as their mission on our Earth, no matter the consequences or deaths involved. A terrible death countdown for a terrified parent less teenager, -the frail relationship with his parents and sibling, their ambition, obsessions, and frailties-who knows nothing of what his destiny holds. Intrigue and suspense are the order of the day, the persecution, the hunting of a lonely boy.. a cry for help and survival, this has been an emotional outcome. The storyline is so realistic I was filled with nervousness the entire time and was completely snagged from the beginning. A harsh and gritty premise, filled with brutal, breakneck action, parallel earths, a strange mission of the mysterious and divided Chancellors, the Jewel..a twisted story that had me glued to the book! What I’ve discovered was so unexpected and unique! Next, The Risen Gods #2.
Preservation of the Chancellory and its core philosophy is the sole priority the chancellors have as their mission on our Earth, no matter the consequences or deaths involved. A terrible death countdown for a terrified parent less teenager, -the frail relationship with his parents and sibling, their ambition, obsessions, and frailties-who knows nothing of what his destiny holds. Intrigue and suspense are the order of the day, the persecution, the hunting of a lonely boy.. a cry for help and survival, this has been an emotional outcome. The storyline is so realistic I was filled with nervousness the entire time and was completely snagged from the beginning. A harsh and gritty premise, filled with brutal, breakneck action, parallel earths, a strange mission of the mysterious and divided Chancellors, the Jewel..a twisted story that had me glued to the book! What I’ve discovered was so unexpected and unique! Off to read book 2, The Risen Gods!
Merged review:
“When the Lord is ready to call you home, open your arms and fly.”
Preservation of the Chancellory and its core philosophy is the sole priority the chancellors have as their mission on our Earth, no matter the consequences or deaths involved. A terrible death countdown for a terrified parent less teenager, -the frail relationship with his parents and sibling, their ambition, obsessions, and frailties-who knows nothing of what his destiny holds. Intrigue and suspense are the order of the day, the persecution, the hunting of a lonely boy.. a cry for help and survival, this has been an emotional outcome. The storyline is so realistic I was filled with nervousness the entire time and was completely snagged from the beginning. A harsh and gritty premise, filled with brutal, breakneck action, parallel earths, a strange mission of the mysterious and divided Chancellors, the Jewel..a twisted story that had me glued to the book! What I’ve discovered was so unexpected and unique! Next, The Risen Gods #2.
August 19, 2021
This had the potential to be a good book but the tone deaf scene involving Michael and his grandfather made me close the book right when I had started to enjoy it. I spent many a summer in Alabama with my grandparents and great-grandparents, who are Black like myself, and I cannot fathom even one of them giving me a weapon and telling me to go hurt some "crackers". Black folks still walk lightly, even in all Black towns, down there to this day. Maybe the author doesn't know any Black folks and assumed that their upbringing must be similar to his own but regardless he absolutely didn't have to write that scene. It feels like he just wanted to sneak in some racism because the setting is Alabama and wanted it to be "reverse racism" for some unfathomable reason. Mr. Kennedy, let me assure you that no Black granddad's in Alabama want their grandkids to assault White people. Even if they did they would keep that sort of thing to themselves because when petty violence is committed and a Black person is involved, Black folks always lose. Every time. A single salvo in the race war that exists in White folks minds isn't worth police brutality, prison, or probable death.
August 8, 2019
**** SPOILER ALERT ****
Q: What would you do if you only had eight hours to live?
Kennedy gives us his answer in "The Last Everything". It is an action packed, yet thought provoking glimpse into the possibilities. The author does a great job of world building and character development throughout this gripping tale. I couldn't put it down.
I highly recommend this book and cannot wait to learn more in the succeeding books.
In the interest of transparency: I was given a copy of this book for review. This is my own honest opinion.
Q: What would you do if you only had eight hours to live?
Kennedy gives us his answer in "The Last Everything". It is an action packed, yet thought provoking glimpse into the possibilities. The author does a great job of world building and character development throughout this gripping tale. I couldn't put it down.
I highly recommend this book and cannot wait to learn more in the succeeding books.
In the interest of transparency: I was given a copy of this book for review. This is my own honest opinion.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 18, 2019
A fantastic YA Sci-fi àdventure. Was drawn in right from the start. Did not want to put it down. Can't wait to dig into the next one. #StoryOrigin I posted this review of my own free will.
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May 14, 2020
Jamie Sheridan s a 17 yr old boy, who didn’t get along with his parents before they were murdered 2 years earlier and his older brother Ben. At school he really doesn’t like Christian Bidwell and as a Senior he has somehow missed all of Christian’s mother, Agatha Bidwell classes. All the students hate her.
This story is actioN-packed with lots of characters that you come to feel like you know, good or bad. It has lots os twists and iI can never predict what is going yo happen next and who is on whose side. Jamie has 2 reallY close friends, Michael Cooper (Coop) and Samantha Huggins ( Sammie).. The three of them go through a lot to keep Jamie alive even though none of the have a clear understanding, when they first go on the run, why so many people want him dead there are a lot of killings and lots of surprises. I really enjoyed this book and I will be adding the next one to my long TBR list. Great job Frank Kennedy and since I was born in Alabama, it was nice to see it was the place where the action took place.
This story is actioN-packed with lots of characters that you come to feel like you know, good or bad. It has lots os twists and iI can never predict what is going yo happen next and who is on whose side. Jamie has 2 reallY close friends, Michael Cooper (Coop) and Samantha Huggins ( Sammie).. The three of them go through a lot to keep Jamie alive even though none of the have a clear understanding, when they first go on the run, why so many people want him dead there are a lot of killings and lots of surprises. I really enjoyed this book and I will be adding the next one to my long TBR list. Great job Frank Kennedy and since I was born in Alabama, it was nice to see it was the place where the action took place.
March 13, 2020
Well written action packed scifi
The book begins a series so its content is rightly action packed and full of unexpected things. The language is good and the story is easy to follow. Story has some 'sense of wonder' that good scifi always needs. The book contains some unnecessary violence.
The book begins a series so its content is rightly action packed and full of unexpected things. The language is good and the story is easy to follow. Story has some 'sense of wonder' that good scifi always needs. The book contains some unnecessary violence.
January 26, 2020
Kennedy has created a fascinating universe and a central problem that dominates the story from beginning to end. I couldn’t put it down.
March 25, 2022
Jamie Sheridan is a misguided, angry youth after losing his unloving parents, taking to petty crimes, then learning he has exactly 8 hours left to live. His best friend, Michael, is a smart-tongued, self-described "black", sidekick. Yes, that "black" part is an important part of Michael's self-image. Jamie's coulda-been girlfriend, Sammie, was raised close enough to be his sister but there is a bit of teenage sexual tension going on.
This story has a lot of exciting sequence and I read through 200 pages on the first weekend because there wasn't a good place to put the book down. Yeah, it was very good, 5-star good, but one major issue caused me to remove a star making me rate it with 4-stars. More on that in a bit though.
This book is the story of Jamie in his last 8 hours before his DNA resequencing completes and he becomes something else. Some people want him to complete the 8-hour transformation to save the future while most of the players, people he's always known, want to kill him during these last 8-hours to save the future. Who do you trust? Are you sure? Maybe that will change as you read on in the book. Maybe it won't. If you are a visual reader you will have plenty for the movie in your mind as you read this story.
There are a few errors that should have been caught before release but they may not make much notice for many people. Errors like misgendering a couple times (referring to Lydia as "he" when she was established as a 'she'). Makes it confusing for us visual readers when seeing the placement of people in the scene and being confused with 'who? I thought she was over there....
And errors like "...made a sharp left around a tree, which scraped the passenger side". This book is set in Alabama where the passenger side is on the right.
So, little errors like that which maybe only visual readers will notice.
Now to the reason I only gave it 4 stars instead of 5: I am not a political person by nature, and I stand just left of center on the political party scale. Liberal leaning to conservative. I only mention this because my liberal nature was bothered enough to cost a full star on this. The self-described "black" character, Michael, is the literary equivalent of blackface. He embraces his stereotype as joking (I think it's joking) and when written by a white author that would make it blackface to me. I believe the author may have based the character from 70s/80s sitcoms, including catch phrases. In the beginning of the book when Michael referred to he and Jamie as 'Ebony and Ivory' it stood out in my mind. Jamie's mother then asked "Is that your new catch phrase, Michael?". Later in the book after Michael said one of his other phrases he commented out loud "I need to get a new catch phrase". Elsewhere Michael is given a gun and asked if he knew how to use it his response was "Dude. Chill. I'm the black guy, remember? I'm supposed to be good with a piece, now ain't I?". When Michael spoke it was often cringe worthy. Now that being said it may not be an issue for you, I get that, but on the other hand it may be a deal breaker for you, I also get that. If I didn't spend time on this point I feel I would have been amiss in my review.
I am looking forward to the next book in the series. I enjoyed this book, even with what I would consider little errors and racial faux pas.
This story has a lot of exciting sequence and I read through 200 pages on the first weekend because there wasn't a good place to put the book down. Yeah, it was very good, 5-star good, but one major issue caused me to remove a star making me rate it with 4-stars. More on that in a bit though.
This book is the story of Jamie in his last 8 hours before his DNA resequencing completes and he becomes something else. Some people want him to complete the 8-hour transformation to save the future while most of the players, people he's always known, want to kill him during these last 8-hours to save the future. Who do you trust? Are you sure? Maybe that will change as you read on in the book. Maybe it won't. If you are a visual reader you will have plenty for the movie in your mind as you read this story.
There are a few errors that should have been caught before release but they may not make much notice for many people. Errors like misgendering a couple times (referring to Lydia as "he" when she was established as a 'she'). Makes it confusing for us visual readers when seeing the placement of people in the scene and being confused with 'who? I thought she was over there....
And errors like "...made a sharp left around a tree, which scraped the passenger side". This book is set in Alabama where the passenger side is on the right.
So, little errors like that which maybe only visual readers will notice.
Now to the reason I only gave it 4 stars instead of 5: I am not a political person by nature, and I stand just left of center on the political party scale. Liberal leaning to conservative. I only mention this because my liberal nature was bothered enough to cost a full star on this. The self-described "black" character, Michael, is the literary equivalent of blackface. He embraces his stereotype as joking (I think it's joking) and when written by a white author that would make it blackface to me. I believe the author may have based the character from 70s/80s sitcoms, including catch phrases. In the beginning of the book when Michael referred to he and Jamie as 'Ebony and Ivory' it stood out in my mind. Jamie's mother then asked "Is that your new catch phrase, Michael?". Later in the book after Michael said one of his other phrases he commented out loud "I need to get a new catch phrase". Elsewhere Michael is given a gun and asked if he knew how to use it his response was "Dude. Chill. I'm the black guy, remember? I'm supposed to be good with a piece, now ain't I?". When Michael spoke it was often cringe worthy. Now that being said it may not be an issue for you, I get that, but on the other hand it may be a deal breaker for you, I also get that. If I didn't spend time on this point I feel I would have been amiss in my review.
I am looking forward to the next book in the series. I enjoyed this book, even with what I would consider little errors and racial faux pas.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 29, 2021
I thought the concept was good but half-way through the story I just felt bored and let down, so I've abandoned it, and I don't often do that with a book. Ridiculously gratuitous violence, unconvincing characters, and some badly misplaced racism combined with a simple writing style, very short chapters (perhaps allowing for short attention spans!?), a scattering of misspellings and a general lack of depth made me put this book, and any further interest in the series, firmly aside. I don't think it's meant for mature/serious readers, should probably be marketed as 'young adult'.
March 10, 2023
Maybe if Ben had really watched Jaime after their parents died, it would've changed his behavior, but not likely. It's just crazy to me how everything happened. I really liked how this book showed how Jaime's true heart. I like how it was written and how it told the story well because normally I don't like science fiction novels. Usually I get bored or start to roll my eyes because it's so typical, but this one actual kept my attention and made me want to read more rather than just want to chunk the book across the room and just let it lie on the floor for months. This one was a page turner not a floor-lyer. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All the way. Highly recommend and happy reading!!
March 5, 2019
Not bad but the kind of fiction even the greats have failed at.
To much teen anits, a predictable plot and other problems such as not caring if anyone died or not. First I looked at how much there was to the book, thinking it was almost done and disappointed I had half the book to go.
To much teen anits, a predictable plot and other problems such as not caring if anyone died or not. First I looked at how much there was to the book, thinking it was almost done and disappointed I had half the book to go.
August 13, 2024
sci fi with a kick!
It’s hard to put into words the feelings wrought by The Last Everything. If you like your fiction with death, multiple gun fights, friendship and love, and grief, this book is impossible to put down! For those who dig deeper, there’s a real kicker but you’ll have to give the story your attention!
It’s hard to put into words the feelings wrought by The Last Everything. If you like your fiction with death, multiple gun fights, friendship and love, and grief, this book is impossible to put down! For those who dig deeper, there’s a real kicker but you’ll have to give the story your attention!
December 4, 2023
The last of everything book1
I did not like this book. I managed to read it 50% of the way. Then it got to weird to continue. I skipped a large amount to the finish. Still did not like how it ended.
I did not like this book. I managed to read it 50% of the way. Then it got to weird to continue. I skipped a large amount to the finish. Still did not like how it ended.
May 9, 2021
Interesting
An interesting book that feels like just the beginning, buying the second one, which will hopefully develop the story more.
An interesting book that feels like just the beginning, buying the second one, which will hopefully develop the story more.
August 17, 2021
Reading rest of series.
June 14, 2024
Read this
This was a very good book I
enjoyed reading it. I can't wait to read the next one. I want to see what happens next.
This was a very good book I
enjoyed reading it. I can't wait to read the next one. I want to see what happens next.
February 14, 2019
Take a ride, folks, with this pell-mell tale of a seventeen-year-old plunged into a nightmare of being hunted by his neighbours before discovering vast galactic forces at play, with his death destined. Kennedy, as ever, writes stylishly whilst pushing the story along at a frenetic pace. Probably best read in one sitting.
December 25, 2024
Lots of running around, nebulous plots of godhood, more running around, lots of shootings and some magical healing, a few deaths, and several betrayals, and then the whole cycle repeats numerous times... marching down to a time limit that takes forever to get to. Obtained for free from Amazon on September 10, 2021.
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