The Last Ship
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The Last Ship

by William Brinkley

1988•Science fiction•620 pages

Taste attributes: science fictiondisasterthrillerwarunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging science-fiction novel that is otherworldly, serious and morally murky. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

The unimaginable has happened. The world has been plunged into all-out nuclear war. Sailing near the Arctic Circle, the U.S.S. Nathan James is relatively unscathed, but the future is grim and Captain Thomas is facing mutiny from the tattered remnants of his crew. With civilization in ruins, he urges those that remain—one-hundred-and-fifty-two men and twenty-six women—to pull together in search of land.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionDisasterThrillerWarHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyAll consuming quest

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Author
William Brinkley
Published
1988
Pages
620
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