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Last Man Standing (The Earthburst Saga #1)

Last Man Standing (The Earthburst Saga #1)

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  • Author：Craig A. Falconer
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Summary

I wasn’t supposed to survive。

The station has been hit。 Everyone around me is dead。

I have 11 hours of life support left and no way of contacting Earth。

I’m alone。 I’m stranded。 I’m desperate。

But I’m alive。


The more of the station I explore， the surer I get that this was no accident。 Someone did this， and I don't think they're finished yet。

Making it home feels like an impossible task， but I'm not just fighting for my own life。

I have to protect my family — whatever it takes。

And as long as I’m breathing， this isn't over。

Because whoever did this almost pulled it off… but they made one big mistake:

They left the wrong man standing。。。

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Reviews

Jay Mueller ，

I have read some of the other works by Mr。 Falconer and very much enjoyed all that I have read。 However， this by far was one of the best that I feel he has put out to date。 I have already pre-ordered the next in this series。 My regret is that I have to wait nearly a month for its release。

Jen ，

easy readThis was a great book- （and I don’t usually read a lot of sci-fi）a man in outer space trying to prove a theory about something he’s working on - after his last experiment which is successful he leaves his pod and find everyone on the spaceship dead- the story moves quickly and smoothly he has a very interesting intelligent parrot as a companion and all he wants is to be able to get back to earth to his family though he knows parts of earth have been destroyed and the whys and how’s- loo easy readThis was a great book- （and I don’t usually read a lot of sci-fi）a man in outer space trying to prove a theory about something he’s working on - after his last experiment which is successful he leaves his pod and find everyone on the spaceship dead- the story moves quickly and smoothly he has a very interesting intelligent parrot as a companion and all he wants is to be able to get back to earth to his family though he knows parts of earth have been destroyed and the whys and how’s- looking forward to the next book 。 。。。more

Carmel McKenzie ，

ExcellentThis story was amazing。 Ray defeated the odds and beat the sociopath st his own game。 How are they going to save earth。 Next book should tell the story

David Mundhenk ，

A gripping， suspenseful readAnother great story from one of my favorite authors。 I had trouble putting this down unless I had to。 What liked most was that it was mostly about human nature， both good and bad， and problem solving to overcome what appeared to be insurmountable obstacles。 The only thing I would have liked was a bit more details on things that the characters seemingly took for granted， like artificial gravity。 Spinning a station or ship or constant acceleration are the obvious ways t A gripping， suspenseful readAnother great story from one of my favorite authors。 I had trouble putting this down unless I had to。 What liked most was that it was mostly about human nature， both good and bad， and problem solving to overcome what appeared to be insurmountable obstacles。 The only thing I would have liked was a bit more details on things that the characters seemingly took for granted， like artificial gravity。 Spinning a station or ship or constant acceleration are the obvious ways to accomplish that - they used neither but otherwise it was assumed that it just worked， even when the power went off。 To me there should be some idea as to how that works。Funny - at the beginning I thought， "I already have an idea for a story that starts like this！" ， but it quickly went in other directions than my idea。 Anyway， I can't wait for the next episode in this series。 。。。more

Jonathan Jones ，

Good book but its a slog to get through the first 1/8

Jennifer ，

Wow - this book is a hot mess。 I loved the Not Alone series。 This one doesn't even begin to compare。 The plot is predictable and wanders thru needless and predictable hurdles that the protagonist must overcome。 The author repeats plot references that the reader doesn't need。 I don't need to be reminded about what happened 10 pages ago！ I kept reading because I thought it's got to get better。 But it didn't。 I won't be reading any other books in this series。 I listened on Audible。 They chose the w Wow - this book is a hot mess。 I loved the Not Alone series。 This one doesn't even begin to compare。 The plot is predictable and wanders thru needless and predictable hurdles that the protagonist must overcome。 The author repeats plot references that the reader doesn't need。 I don't need to be reminded about what happened 10 pages ago！ I kept reading because I thought it's got to get better。 But it didn't。 I won't be reading any other books in this series。 I listened on Audible。 They chose the wrong narrator。 The writing had humor， but the narrator chose a sarcastic， ironic tone。 It was painful to listen to。 It was not the same narrator as Not Alone。 。。。more

alex jackson ，

Last man standingAnother impressive book by Craig and can't wait for the 2 nd he really has a great ingenuity for sci do Last man standingAnother impressive book by Craig and can't wait for the 2 nd he really has a great ingenuity for sci do 。。。more

Chris Riddick ，

Great read！ Couldn't put the book down。 Can't wait for book two。 Story is told in the first person。 If you liked The Martian， you'll like this book。 Falconer is one of my favorite new SciFi authors。 Great read！ Couldn't put the book down。 Can't wait for book two。 Story is told in the first person。 If you liked The Martian， you'll like this book。 Falconer is one of my favorite new SciFi authors。 。。。more

mel ，

Format: audiobook ~ Narrator: Scott Aiello Content: 2 stars ~ Narration: 2 starsRay Barclay is a scientist at a space station testing his discovery。 After a few days in a sealed module， he discovers he is the only one left alive。MC is very unlikeable， but this could be ok。 It bothered me more that he didn’t feel like an actual person。 Ray sounded like a tough guy， but， in reality， he was more of a nerdy scientist。 He often felt emotionless， but he was supposed to be a very caring father and husb Format: audiobook ~ Narrator: Scott Aiello Content: 2 stars ~ Narration: 2 starsRay Barclay is a scientist at a space station testing his discovery。 After a few days in a sealed module， he discovers he is the only one left alive。MC is very unlikeable， but this could be ok。 It bothered me more that he didn’t feel like an actual person。 Ray sounded like a tough guy， but， in reality， he was more of a nerdy scientist。 He often felt emotionless， but he was supposed to be a very caring father and husband。 I was wondering why was Ray not nervous about being the last human alive？ And he was constantly so optimistic。 Why？ I would expect him to have at least one moment of weakness and freak out or something。So， no。 This novel was not for me。 I listened to the whole audio， and it was somewhat interesting。 But I kept waiting for some twist that would set things right。 A lot of details felt unnatural， and as a result， the whole novel just didn’t click for me。 I think it was both the writing and narration。Thanks to Recorded Books for the ALC and this opportunity！ This is a voluntary review and all opinions are my own。 。。。more

Michele Livesay ，

I Couldn't Put This Book DownThis book surprised me from the beginning。 As I read it I kept thinking this was so real。 This was how I would expect someone to act， to react， to feel， and keep going forward no matter what。 This is how heroes push through and get the job done。 I Couldn't Put This Book DownThis book surprised me from the beginning。 As I read it I kept thinking this was so real。 This was how I would expect someone to act， to react， to feel， and keep going forward no matter what。 This is how heroes push through and get the job done。 。。。more

Sheila Beitler ，

Last Man Standing is the first in a new trilogy by Craig A Falconer。 I was grateful to receive an ARC from the author。This is not what I expected when I started reading it。 The cover had me thinking it was a book about some space war where the lead character was the last man standing after a furious battle and how he had to cope with it。 Well， I was dead wrong， and I'm glad I was。 Ray Barclay was sent to the Beacon， a space station far away from Earth to test his experiment of introducing Theoci Last Man Standing is the first in a new trilogy by Craig A Falconer。 I was grateful to receive an ARC from the author。This is not what I expected when I started reading it。 The cover had me thinking it was a book about some space war where the lead character was the last man standing after a furious battle and how he had to cope with it。 Well， I was dead wrong， and I'm glad I was。 Ray Barclay was sent to the Beacon， a space station far away from Earth to test his experiment of introducing Theocite-enriched BioZol。 If his experiment works， it would be a revolutionary way to change space travel。 He was working off site with other scientists and their projects。 Up here， if things go badly， at least Earth won't be blown to bits。 Ray really didn't want that to happen。 His lady love Eve and her young son Joe were waiting for him back home。 All he can think about is their reunion and having the life they dreamed of together。 But naturally things start to go wrong， in a huge and horrible way。If you have read any of Craig's books， you know it will be good。 If you haven't read any， what are you waiting for？ Last Man Standing would be a good place to start。 This trilogy has the makings of a great read。 。。。more

Stacy ，

Thanks to NetGalley and RB Media for an advanced audio copy in exchange for an honest review。 4 starsFun adventure with Ray Barclay as he discovers that he is the only person left alive on a space station。 Reminded me a bit of The Martian。 Looking forward to the next book in the series。 Scott Aiello did a wonderful job narrating the book。

Rachel （TheShadesofOrange） ，

3。5 starsThis was a really engaging sci fi thriller that pulled me right in （despite a slump sick mood）。 It takes a special book to grab my attention in this brain fog。 I got the opportunity to listen to the audiobook which I highly recommend。 I've heard this particular narrator before and he does an amazing job of making our protagonist immediately relatable。 The story itself was fast paced and compelling with a good balance of action and subtle humor。Disclaimer I received a copy of this book f 3。5 starsThis was a really engaging sci fi thriller that pulled me right in （despite a slump sick mood）。 It takes a special book to grab my attention in this brain fog。 I got the opportunity to listen to the audiobook which I highly recommend。 I've heard this particular narrator before and he does an amazing job of making our protagonist immediately relatable。 The story itself was fast paced and compelling with a good balance of action and subtle humor。Disclaimer I received a copy of this book from the publisher。 。。。more

Stephanie ，

Last Man Standing is， as its title indicates， the story of one man's survival skills in the face of massive catastrophe。 A scientist in the field of bleeding-edge energy sources， Ray is a visiting researcher on board a corporate-owned space station in near-future Earth's orbit。 But when the day of his research breakthrough， a day meant to be filled with congrats and plans for home， gets interrupted by disaster， he'll call on every skill he has to make it home and save humanity。Heavily reminiscen Last Man Standing is， as its title indicates， the story of one man's survival skills in the face of massive catastrophe。 A scientist in the field of bleeding-edge energy sources， Ray is a visiting researcher on board a corporate-owned space station in near-future Earth's orbit。 But when the day of his research breakthrough， a day meant to be filled with congrats and plans for home， gets interrupted by disaster， he'll call on every skill he has to make it home and save humanity。Heavily reminiscent of Andy Weir's near future fiction， I nevertheless highly appreciated the mundane bend to the main character， Ray。 He's an expert in his field， all right， but that doesn't mean he has a lick of sense or a clue where comes to any topic beyond the research that he's devoted his life to。 I liked the realism inherent in that characterization: the myopia of advanced research that means， contrary to how scientists are often portrayed in fiction， they are not experts in everything。As the readers， we are tightly wound up in Ray's perspective and backstory。 The effect is humanizing， but can lean towards repetitive at times。 He's not the most interesting character out there。 However， beyond his thoughts about the matter the turning points and plot happenings carry on a stellar clip， with some reveals expected and others wholly surprising。 Last Man Standing would be an enjoyable read （along with its follow-ups） for anyone enamoured of The Martian and looking for more。 。。。more

Craig Munro ，

The story revolves around a literal rocket scientist conducting research at an orbital research station。 It should be noted that this book is not， by any standards， 'Hard' Science Fiction and readers who have some level of knowledge of physics may be put off by the Star Wars style approach to gravity and acceleration。 That being said， the story is a light and enjoyable enough， if a little predictable。 Scott Aiello did an excellent job of narrating the audiobook which really elevated the experien The story revolves around a literal rocket scientist conducting research at an orbital research station。 It should be noted that this book is not， by any standards， 'Hard' Science Fiction and readers who have some level of knowledge of physics may be put off by the Star Wars style approach to gravity and acceleration。 That being said， the story is a light and enjoyable enough， if a little predictable。 Scott Aiello did an excellent job of narrating the audiobook which really elevated the experience for me。3。5 stars 。。。more

Maffin ，

I didn't like it very much。 It's too long and too boring in some parts。 Still， thank you for the audiobook experience。 I didn't like it very much。 It's too long and too boring in some parts。 Still， thank you for the audiobook experience。 。。。more

Sam Veltre ，

first off thank to the publisher and the author for an advanced audiobook copy from NetGalley！Falconer pens a fun， gritty， lightning paced near future scf-fi thriller/mystery/adventure， an excellent start to a fresh new series！ The first third of the book reads like Andy Wier's "The Martin" a little too much for my tastes but after the prottagonist moves through the situation he luckily encounters others to open from a soley self narrative tale。 Ray logically explains his plans and motivations s first off thank to the publisher and the author for an advanced audiobook copy from NetGalley！Falconer pens a fun， gritty， lightning paced near future scf-fi thriller/mystery/adventure， an excellent start to a fresh new series！ The first third of the book reads like Andy Wier's "The Martin" a little too much for my tastes but after the prottagonist moves through the situation he luckily encounters others to open from a soley self narrative tale。 Ray logically explains his plans and motivations so I was always fully understanding his predicament。 Scott Aiello was the PERFECT choice to give life to Ray， and all the cast of this book。 The plot is also very inventive in the crowded space of near future sci-fi settings。 。。。more

Jen Shunk ，

5 Star Book ReviewFor those who enjoyed Project Hail Mary- this book has similar vibes。 An incident takes out the entire crew of a space station- except for Ray Barclay。 This book follows his struggle as the sole survivor to stay alive and find a way back to earth。 The story is like an onion， peeling off layers of realization as he discovers what really happened until the very last page。 This is a thriller that takes place in a Sci-Fiction setting。 From the moment the book started， the main char 5 Star Book ReviewFor those who enjoyed Project Hail Mary- this book has similar vibes。 An incident takes out the entire crew of a space station- except for Ray Barclay。 This book follows his struggle as the sole survivor to stay alive and find a way back to earth。 The story is like an onion， peeling off layers of realization as he discovers what really happened until the very last page。 This is a thriller that takes place in a Sci-Fiction setting。 From the moment the book started， the main character is an established expert and he knew his stuff。 He could translate complex theories and science-driven plot lines made sense。 I tore through this book in less than 24 hours。 My only downside is that there is a continuation of the story coming in book 2， which is not yet released。 I will be anxiously awaiting to see what happens next！ 。。。more

Krista ，

I loved this book。 The Martian and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir are two of my favorite books and this one is a great story in the same vein。 It has humor and science in space。 I am running right now and hoping that the second one is available because it ended on a bit of a cliffhanger。 Less swearing than the Andy Weir books too which is a good thing in my opinion。 If you like sci-fi with humor this is a great choice！ I listened to it and the narrators performance was also really good。 I receiv I loved this book。 The Martian and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir are two of my favorite books and this one is a great story in the same vein。 It has humor and science in space。 I am running right now and hoping that the second one is available because it ended on a bit of a cliffhanger。 Less swearing than the Andy Weir books too which is a good thing in my opinion。 If you like sci-fi with humor this is a great choice！ I listened to it and the narrators performance was also really good。 I received the audiobook from NetGalley。 。。。more

Brian Rooney ，

Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for an advanced Audio Copy。WOW。 That was my first thought when I finished this book。 I was enthralled from the first chapter to the last。 Ray Barclay works on a space station doing research。 Ray successfully completed one of his experiments and when he left the lab to tell his coworkers he discovers everyone on the station is dead。 When Ray makes it to an observation area he sees that something happens to earth too。 Ray starts to put everything together and reali Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for an advanced Audio Copy。WOW。 That was my first thought when I finished this book。 I was enthralled from the first chapter to the last。 Ray Barclay works on a space station doing research。 Ray successfully completed one of his experiments and when he left the lab to tell his coworkers he discovers everyone on the station is dead。 When Ray makes it to an observation area he sees that something happens to earth too。 Ray starts to put everything together and realizes he is humanity's last hope。As a character Ray is amazing。 The dialogue he has with himself and something I don’t want to spoil was terrific。 His dialogue has a lot of comedy to it during these serious events which help to lighten the mood。The world building was absolutely incredible。 I work in a lab so I enjoyed the lab descriptions， but the space station descriptions are absolutely unmatched。 This was the best depiction of space I have ever read or listened to。 This is the first book in a series and I already can not wait for the next entry to release。The narration by Scott Aiello was perfect。 All his dialogues were performed on par or better than all narrators I have listened to。 This book was the total package。 It's a well-developed， fast pace story with excellent narration。 。。。more

Julie ，

Advertisement/ audio advanced readers copy （arc） from Netgalley and RB Media， Recorded Books。 Last man standing is a story of a man （and a parrot） desperate to survive。 Ray Barclay is the only survivor after an attack on a space center， but the problems has only just begun。 This is book 1 in The Earthburst saga。 I have no idea how possible all of the things that happen are。 And some things seemed unrealistic， but the story itself and the execution was good， entertaining， a little scary， and some Advertisement/ audio advanced readers copy （arc） from Netgalley and RB Media， Recorded Books。 Last man standing is a story of a man （and a parrot） desperate to survive。 Ray Barclay is the only survivor after an attack on a space center， but the problems has only just begun。 This is book 1 in The Earthburst saga。 I have no idea how possible all of the things that happen are。 And some things seemed unrealistic， but the story itself and the execution was good， entertaining， a little scary， and sometimes even a little funny。 I also liked how Ray solved all the problems he faced， and how he managed to keep calm， or as calm as you can in a situation like this。 All in all a good， entertaining book that I recommend if you like space， sci-fi or one man trying to survive with little to no help。 The narrator of this book， Scott Aiello does a great job getting the story to life。 。。。more

Kay ，

Oh my gosh！ Why have I never read this author before？ Last Man Standing is the first in the Earthburst Saga series and guarantees to pull you right in！！👨‍🚀🚀Ray Barclay is a visiting researcher using The International Space Station to test his experiment on a newly discovered mineral for biofuel。 It's too dangerous to test on Earth if it goes kaboom so he's in space at their testing chamber which is separate from the main module to make sure that if things go wrong， no one else dies。Days later， R Oh my gosh！ Why have I never read this author before？ Last Man Standing is the first in the Earthburst Saga series and guarantees to pull you right in！！👨‍🚀🚀Ray Barclay is a visiting researcher using The International Space Station to test his experiment on a newly discovered mineral for biofuel。 It's too dangerous to test on Earth if it goes kaboom so he's in space at their testing chamber which is separate from the main module to make sure that if things go wrong， no one else dies。Days later， Ray's excited to tell everyone what he accomplished。 When he got back to the main ISS he found that everyone was dead。 What happened while he was away？This is a survival mystery sci-fi thriller of a guy whose plan is to be in space for two months for his research and returns home to his wife Eve and son Joe。 He's alone now but Ray proves to be resourceful， smart， witty， and very likable。 There's science but not too heavy and doesn't feel bogged down。 I thought the first-person narrative was a perfect choice for the story as Ray tries to stay alive in space， solves various problems， finds a way to return to earth， and helps mankind。🎧Scott Aiello does an outstanding solo narration for the story。 I laugh out loud at times。 He really brings the character to life with his performance。A huge thank you to RB Media/Recorded Books and Netgalley for this DRC。Published Oct。 25， 2022！ 。。。more

Sofia ，

This was an awesome audiobook， I finished a couple of days ago the Hail Mary （audiobook） and I must say that this one is as good， if you liked the hail Mary you will like this one， maybe is not that big on science， but in the other hand the main character in this book sounds more relatable， he is a broken human with his fears， flaws and traumas just like you and me and I did enjoy that a lot。 And when Ray thinks about his past is not as detailed as in Andy weir books and that for me was a plus。 This was an awesome audiobook， I finished a couple of days ago the Hail Mary （audiobook） and I must say that this one is as good， if you liked the hail Mary you will like this one， maybe is not that big on science， but in the other hand the main character in this book sounds more relatable， he is a broken human with his fears， flaws and traumas just like you and me and I did enjoy that a lot。 And when Ray thinks about his past is not as detailed as in Andy weir books and that for me was a plus。 The only down of this book is， that it is a trilogy and we will need to read what comes next to know the end of the story， but that is not a deal breaker for me。 Also the person that was reading this book， Scott Aiello was the PERFECT voice to give life to Ray， and all the cast of this book， this was 5 out of 5 I loved each minute of this audiobook。 I highly recommend this Audiobook。Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for the Wonderful AAC and this is my honest opinion。 。。。more

Elisa ，

This is an insanely entertaining sci-fi adventure。 Ray Barclay just made a breakthrough discovery in an international space station that will revolutionize the world。 He comes out to celebrate and finds everybody dead。 He’s alone in space， but if only he can get into the control station he can call for help。 First， he needs to restore oxygen to the station。 Every single time Ray fixes something， another problem comes up and every thing he learns about his situation makes his situation worse。 Ray This is an insanely entertaining sci-fi adventure。 Ray Barclay just made a breakthrough discovery in an international space station that will revolutionize the world。 He comes out to celebrate and finds everybody dead。 He’s alone in space， but if only he can get into the control station he can call for help。 First， he needs to restore oxygen to the station。 Every single time Ray fixes something， another problem comes up and every thing he learns about his situation makes his situation worse。 Ray’s situation is very similar to Mark Watney’s… that is， if besides space， actual bad people were trying to kill him。 Oh， yes， and did I mention there may not be an Earth to return to？ This is popcorn fiction at its best。 Suspenseful， fun， insanely entertaining and addictive。 Ray is well rounded， with his flaws and hangups。 He’s also brilliant and is doing the best that he can。 Scott Aiello brings that warmth to his audiobook performance。 Ray sounds like a genuinely likable and relatable guy （despite being a literal genius）。 The only negative thing I can say about this excellent audiobook is that it’s part of a series and we’ll need to wait to find out what happens next。 Five supernovae！I chose to listen to this audiobook and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased。 Thank you， #NetGalley/#RB Media， Recorded Books！ 。。。more

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