Last City

Humanity is down to a single city.Elysium - sealed beneath protective domes, sustained by failing systems, and home to two million souls clinging to the final threads of hope. Outside lies a world long thought dead. Inside, twenty interconnected stories explore what it means to be human at the edge of extinction.A historian uncovers evidence that humanity's past isn't what it seems.A botanist fights to save the last garden on Earth.A musician captures the sounds of a dying city.A teacher tries to inspire a generation raised without sunlight.A guard faces the truth behind the council's lies.A dream collector discovers something unimaginable sleeping in the human mind.And as systems collapse and the world teeters on the brink of its final night, the people of Elysium find themselves asking the oldest of questions:What remains of us when everything else is gone?The Last City gathers twenty sweeping stories of memory, identity, collapse, and rebirth - culminating in one final choice, and a sunrise no one believed they would ever see.

In a world of ashes, Hope becomes the ultimate currency.In a world brought to its knees by a mysterious pulse, survival is just the beginning. Last City plunges you into a devastated America where the rules of civilization no longer apply.Follow the intertwining stories of Paul Hickman, a cunning opportunist fighting for control in the miraculously untouched town of Hope, Nevada; Devon Myers and Jessie Summers, unlikely allies on a perilous cross-country journey to find a missing girl; and Samantha Hickman, a young survivor navigating a treacherous landscape of destruction and desperate humanity.As these characters struggle to adapt and survive, they'll face moral dilemmas, unexpected alliances, and ruthless adversaries. With each turn of the page, you'll be drawn deeper into a world where trust is a luxury and every decision could mean life or death.Last City is more than just another post-apocalyptic novel. It's a profound exploration of human nature, resilience, and the lengths people will go to protect what's theirs. With its richly developed characters and intricate plot, this book sets the stage for an epic six-part series that will leave you craving more.Perfect for fans of "The Road," "Station Eleven," and "The Stand," "Last City" is your gateway to a meticulously crafted post-apocalyptic world. Don't miss the beginning of this thrilling saga – get your copy today and prepare for a journey that will challenge everything you thought you knew about survival! Kevin Partner has been programming computers since 1983 when he bought his first ZX Spectrum and learned BASIC. He's been a professional programmer since the mid 1990s and has been a contributer to PCPro Magazine since 1995.Kevin has an Honours degree in technology and has mastered dozens of programming languages. He is a massive advocate of the Raspberry Pi which he sees as the ideal gateway into programming

Five years after the Great Awakening, humanity is no longer confined to the last city on Earth - it's learning to live again on a planet that has begun to heal.The domes of Elysium have opened. The toxic skies have cleared. Settlements spread across the renewed world, each experimenting with different ways of living on the planet they nearly lost.In this second volume of interconnected stories, characters old and new face the challenges of a civilization entering its next chapter:A botanist discovers that Earth's reborn ecosystems have their own wisdom.An artist must help former citizens adapt to real skies after a lifetime beneath artificial ones.A water engineer uncovers rivers that "remember."Dream researchers document a global phenomenon of shared, predictive dreaming.Children born in freedom develop uncanny connections to the natural world.Communities debate how to rebuild society without repeating the mistakes that led to collapse.And at dawn, the first Council of Earth gathers to define what humanity will become.The Last City: Volume 2 explores a world moving from survival to renewal - a world where memory, evolution, consciousness, and cooperation intertwine. These twenty stories chart the transformation of a species learning not just how to live on Earth again, but how to live with it.

When survival means becoming what you fear most...In a desperate bid to save humanity's last refuge, Devon Myers has infiltrated the ruthless Sons of Solomon who now control the town of Hope. But when a twisted general named Mendoza arrives with an army at his back and genocide in his heart, the line between resistance and collaboration begins to blur."Last Hope" is a gripping tale of impossible choices in a post-apocalyptic America. As Devon struggles to protect those he loves while maintaining his cover, Paul Hickman embarks on a desperate mission to rescue a man who might hold the key to defeating the Sons. With time running out and enemies closing in from all sides, both men must decide how much of their humanity they're willing to sacrifice in the name of freedom.In this penultimate installment of the Last City series, alliances shift like desert sands, and the price of victory may be too high to bear. From clandestine resistance meetings to desperate firefights, from brutal interrogations to daring rescues, "Last Hope" builds to a climactic confrontation that will forever change the fate of Hope and its people.Perfect for fans of "The Stand" and "The Road," this pulse-pounding fifth book asks the ultimate question: In a world ruled by monsters, what does it take to remain human? Kevin Partner has been programming computers since 1983 when he bought his first ZX Spectrum and learned BASIC. He's been a professional programmer since the mid 1990s and has been a contributer to PCPro Magazine since 1995.Kevin has an Honours degree in technology and has mastered dozens of programming languages. He is a massive advocate of the Raspberry Pi which he sees as the ideal gateway into programming