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Paperback News

We officially have a paperback publication date for The Last One: August 15th, 2017!

The new format's also getting a fancy new cover. Between this and the breadth of foreign editions, it'll never cease to amaze me how many different ways there are to approach packaging this book. 

Here she is in all her paperback glory:

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Seattle Times Best Books of 2016

The Seattle Times has selected The Last One as one of the best books of 2016!

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Goodreads Choice Awards

The Last One has made the initial cut for the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Science Fiction 2016! Thanks, readers! There's some stiff and rightfully popular competition, but every vote counts (and is greatly appreciated):

https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-science-fiction-books-2016

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Washington Post

The Washington Post has selected The Last One as one of the best science fiction books of July!

Oliva brilliantly scrutinizes the recorded (and heavily revised) narratives we believe, and the last 100 pages will have the reader constantly guessing just what Zoo is capable of doing to find her way back home.
— The Washington Post, “‘Night of the Animals’ and other best science fiction books this month”
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Seattle Times Review

The Seattle Times has reviewed The Last One:

This is the genius of Oliva’s storytelling. As the story unfolds, we don’t know what is “real” and what is possibly a very well-executed television program...
— The Seattle Times “The Last One”
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