The Last Astronaut
A Great De-evolution Novelette

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......more

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 remembra......more

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 g......more

3.5 rounded up Men will do anything (like go into space because their pet died) except deal with their feelings......more

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 c......more