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The Last Dog
- Narrated by: Kelley Hazen
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
After the Unified World Pact of 2045, people lived in a state of peace and prosperity previously unknown in human history. The World Guild, a new global government, managed all the needs of humanity and the animals it loved. Then in 2086, a security breach of Xavier Labs in Colorado and Zheng Industries in China released the deadly experimental agent XSKL435. Anyone outside was dead within minutes.
As statistics on the death toll are gathered from all over the world, Abby, the six-week-old dog-daughter of Bill and Teresa Maxwell, was one of only four known surviving canines. News services soon announce that the other three dogs had succumbed to the deadly poison. Abby was now the last dog.
You’re invited on a journey with a puppy who longs for home after she is confiscated and held captive at a lab, and the family who are determined to get her back at all costs. After escaping from the lab, Abby must quickly learn how to survive in the wild. Bill and Teresa must devise a plan to find Abby without being arrested themselves. Neither Abby nor her parents know whether their plans will work, if they will survive the journey, or if they will be reunited. But love of family drives them onward.
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- Norma Miles
- 16-07-18
There is nothing more important than family.
In a near futuristic world (the 2080's), only one person in 100 can conceive so the adoption of a dog has superseded having children and each one is treated as a beloved child. This has been made even more possible by the invention of the Dot, a device injected into everyone including domestic pets, which not only tracks the wearer's location and activities but also, in the case of dogs (and cats, but they sensibly can't be bothered), gives them the ability to understand and speak human language. So, like any human child, the new puppy son or daughter is not trained but educated, thus increasing the animal's intellectual development.
This story follows one particular family, the Maxwells, the actual inventors not only of the dot itself but also many of the things which have changed society. They are, of course, very rich, smugly comfortable and have a super intelligent beloved dog daughter named Lillith who has recently presented them with a litter of puppies. But disaster is about to destroy their complacently happy lives in the form of a poison attack which kills millions and wipes out almost every dog worldwide. One puppy survives - and the Maxwell's problems are just about to start ...
An interesting concept, a fascinating background world, one which this reader would have liked to have been explored further, and a story for every dog lover. Whilst being personally fond of the canine species, some of the licky kisses and slobbering indulgent love (of the humans) became rather nauseating if trying to take the contents seriously. Best to think of this as a comedy cartoon, along the lines of 101 Dalmatians. Cute adventure very suitable to hear with a child or two.
Narrator Kelley Hazen was superb. Her deliciously full bodied, well modulated voice is very easy on the ear and has an additional hint of laughter suffusing the already warm delivery. Her voicing of all of the protagonists is distinctly individual, making the 'X said', 'Y said', 'Z asked', in the story redundant and slightly annoying - fine to read in text, not so much in audio. A good performance which kept this reader going to the end.
My thanks to the rights holder who, at my request, freely gifted me a complimentary copy of The Last Dog, via Audiobook Boom. This is not a book where suspension of disbelief is necessary, it has to be thrown away completely. There were numerous inconsistences but given the entire thesis, these hardly mattered. As previously mentioned, this would make a really excellent full length cartoon film. Good fun, then, especially for children and anyone totally besotted by dogs.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Laura
- 22-08-18
First off we need to take a moment, to mourn the l
First off we need to take a moment, to mourn the loss of the shrunk.
Now that is done, moving on. I took a little to get used to the idea of dogs/cats as peoples actual children. With a world where only 1 in 100 women can have children, it does make sense. Hell, I view my dog as my baby, but it did still take a little to get used too. That and a talking dog. That funny enough was easier to accept.
The story was just so original and unique. I’ve never read anything close to it before. Which kept it so fresh and exciting. You really felt for all the characters and what they were going through.
(Disclaimer: I received a free copy from the Author. Does not affect my review)
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