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The Last Gods

By: Adam Brownlie
Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
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What if you could live forever? What if you could become a god?

These are the questions Elodie Black faces in this gripping sci-fi drama, where cutting-edge brain science and the mysteries of the universe collide.

Elodie and Markus Black seem like an ordinary couple, but when Markus dies in a tragic accident, their lives take an extraordinary turn. Driven by love and desperation, Elodie hopes that Markus's groundbreaking research can bring him back to life. Instead, Elodie herself becomes the first to benefit from his work, launching her on a journey that transcends time, love, and even death.

As the world around her evolves at a breakneck pace, Elodie must navigate the complexities of immortality. She grapples with the grief of losing her husband, the allure of new love with her longtime friend Archer, and the heartache of losing her daughter Elexus. As Elodie transitions from human to Homo deus—a godlike being with limitless access to the universe—she discovers that even in a state of pure data and infinite pleasure, moral dilemmas and existential questions persist. When faced with the ultimate task of saving civilization from the impending end of the universe, Elodie must work with an AI named Coby, who is so powerful he could destroy civilization, but also holds the key to its future—and to her past.

Lose yourself in a thought-provoking story that blends science fiction with deep philosophical questions about life, love, and what it means to be human. Don't miss out on a story that's as engaging as it is enlightening—where the future of civilization, and perhaps your own beliefs, hang in the balance.

©2024 Adam Brownlie (P)2025 Adam Brownlie Genre Fiction Hard Science Fiction Psychological Science Fiction Fiction Heartfelt Tear-jerking
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A fascinating book told in a series of vignettes, and it uses that format to discuss bio-ethics, socio-economics, philosophy, and the theology of a variety of different religions wonderfully, and manages to thread the needle of balancing these lofty ideas with having hard-hitting emotional beats centered around the main character, Elodie Black and the struggles she faces through life from grief to generational trauma. There are even several conversations surrounding the use of AIs and digital assistants, and what it means to give up control of various aspects of a person’s life to these tools, which is especially pertinent to the present day. The narration by Jennifer Jill Araya is also excellent.

A wonderful balance of philosophy and drama

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I have always loved Science Fiction, but in the previous couple of years, I’ve found myself burned out with the genre. In an increasingly digital world that is changing at an insurmountable rate, it was difficult to feel engaged with the stories of far-fetched advancements or heavy handed “what ifs”… but this book has reinvigorated my love for a genre that had grown stale in recent years. I really enjoyed how the author has engaged with some relevant issues we are facing today - such as the advancement of AI, and the prescient clash of religion and belief systems in an increasingly globalised world - and builds upon these in unimaginable and creative ways. I also hugely appreciate that this book doesn’t take an overly biased take - it doesn’t gloss over the ethical implications of its subject matter, instead engaging and interrogating it as part of the narrative. The author also doesn’t lean into nihilism and negativity that seems so prevalent in media today in an attempt to seem “gritty”. The result is a masterfully woven tale of many overlapping considerations, all wrapped around a central character to anchor the story. Elodie, as a character, is deeply interesting to myself. In the beginning of the book, I found her difficult to relate to, and didn’t see how I might get invested in a character whose viewpoint didn’t align with my own. However, her personal journey, with all her flaws and revelations, really grew with the narrative in a way which I thought was engaging.

My main feedback is that I wish at times that more time could be spent learning about the characters that surround Elodie, like Markus, Archer and Alexis. I think that more fleshed out explorations of their characters would have helped me to understand Elodie’s connection to them personally, and it can sometimes seem that the narrative is so wrapped up in the technological advancements at the core of its plot that these characters are often left behind.

Nevertheless, The Last Gods is a strong and extremely timely example of a science fiction novel engaging with the issues of today, and a refreshing take on the genre. I truly do recommend this book for enjoyers of the genre, or anyone interested in the impact of the implementation of AI on an interpersonal level! This book engages well with these topics whilst remaining grounded and contemplative, and for that I applaud it.

A pertinent take on Sci-Fi

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Really interesting book, it draws you in from the start, with relatable relationships, characters and day to day experiences and thoughts. The story time jumps ahead a bit at times and it takes you a minute to get that the story has moved on to another period in time. But it really gets you thinking about what we know and what could happen in the future! 100% recommend!

Thought provoking story plot

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I’ve never read anything quite like this before. Most stories about immortality lean heavily into spirituality and mystery, but this book takes a fresh approach blending the concept of eternal life with technology. The idea of living forever, even as data, bringing back lost loved ones, was both scary because what if they’re different when they come back, yet it was fascinating. The storytelling was sharp and engaging, and I appreciated the bittersweet ending. Elodie was reunited with Markus, even though she couldn’t save their daughter.

I love the technological advances and breakthrough in the story.

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I was pleasantly surprised with ‘The Last Gods’. It went in a very different direction from that which I was expecting from the preview, and is all the better for it.

Largely told through the thoughts and conversations of a single character, it explores the possibility of digital immortality, and how, across the span of thousands of years, this encroaches on the nature of deity. For me, this framing device is the great strength of the story – it provides a continuity and humanity that could easily have been lost given the timescale of the events. Even if you don’t necessarily agree with their conclusions, because you are so immersed in the character and their internal debate on fundamental topics such as life and death, love and memory and the differences between man and God, the course the story takes as a result of these decisions is believable and affecting.

The book squeezes a lot into a relatively short run time, and despite the weighty nature of the themes, it never feels rushed or overblown and kept me totally engrossed from beginning to end. The narrator does a fantastic job of bringing the internal conflicts of the main character to life and makes you feel that you are right alongside them, trying to resolve the complex issues and changing nature of human consciousness.

Highly recommended.

Fascinating meditation on mortality and divinity

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