The Last Watch
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：J.S. Dewes
- ISBN：1250236347
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Summary
The Expanse meets Game of Thrones in J。 S。 Dewes' fast-paced， sf adventure The Last Watch， where a handful of soldiers stand between humanity and annihilation。
The Divide。
It’s the edge of the universe。
Now it’s collapsing—and taking everyone and everything with it。
The only ones who can stop it are the Sentinels—the recruits， exiles， and court-martialed dregs of the military。
At the Divide， Adequin Rake， commanding the Argus， has no resources， no comms—nothing， except for the soldiers that no one wanted。
They're humanity's only chance。
The Divide。
It’s the edge of the universe。
Now it’s collapsing—and taking everyone and everything with it。
The only ones who can stop it are the Sentinels—the recruits， exiles， and court-martialed dregs of the military。
At the Divide， Adequin Rake， commanding the Argus， has no resources， no comms—nothing， except for the soldiers that no one wanted。
They're humanity's only chance。
Reviews
Isaac
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I like a good disaster story， so this book attracted my interest when I saw the premise。 What could be more disastrous than the collapse of the universe？ It has all the makings of an exciting， dramatic story。That it is。 There is plenty of excitement and horrific peril。 There are ingenious solutions to the problems escaping soldiers faced， and lots of daring rescues。 I enjoyed most of the story and look forward to seeing what happens in the next book。The characters are a bit stale， and the heroes I like a good disaster story， so this book attracted my interest when I saw the premise。 What could be more disastrous than the collapse of the universe？ It has all the makings of an exciting， dramatic story。That it is。 There is plenty of excitement and horrific peril。 There are ingenious solutions to the problems escaping soldiers faced， and lots of daring rescues。 I enjoyed most of the story and look forward to seeing what happens in the next book。The characters are a bit stale， and the heroes among them are a bit overly stereotyped--the traumatized military lifer， the tragic and sensitive warrior love interest， the omnicompetent loser who saves the day， etc。 Still not awful， just meh。 The dialogue is rather salty， but there is no other morally objectionable content。We've even got the old misunderstood xenocidal alien species trope， which I always somehow manage to appreciate while I groan over it。What really shocked me was what the characters hope to do about the collapse of the Divide。 （Let's not talk for the moment about what the edge of the universe actually is and what happens when you go "beyond" it。） Perhaps even mentioning this is a spoiler。 In general， though， fighting against the entropic principle on the scale of the entire universe is--how do I put it？--megalomaniacal？ It's kind of like a group of mosquitoes banding together to prevent a star from going supernova; or phytoplankton trying to stop a tsunami。 The scale of the problem and the resources of those involved are so unimaginably unmatched。 I think in the face of the collapse of the universe， physics would generally say to retreat as far from other galaxies as possible and enjoy the few billion years the universe has left。 The idea of doing something other than escaping is quite possibly the most grandiosely implausible plot device I have ever read。 Furthermore， the author portrays the "collapse" of the universe not as a gradual moving of galaxies toward one another eventually resulting in the Big Crunch， but （view spoiler）[the advance of a mysterious gravitational boundary on the edge of everything that annihilates all matter it comes in contact with。 （hide spoiler）] Still， part of the fun of science fiction is the propagation of otherwise absurd and grandiose ideas that strain the boundaries of known science。 In that sense， dear author， carry on。 。。。more
Colin
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DNF at 47%。 Beyond the concept of the Divide there isn't much unique or interesting here。 Tired， walking-trope characters exposing weak dialogue at one another to explain a wooden world with one really interesting calamity going on。 2 stars for a promising concept from a new author but the editors should be shamed for letting this go without cooking it longer。 DNF at 47%。 Beyond the concept of the Divide there isn't much unique or interesting here。 Tired， walking-trope characters exposing weak dialogue at one another to explain a wooden world with one really interesting calamity going on。 2 stars for a promising concept from a new author but the editors should be shamed for letting this go without cooking it longer。 。。。more
Mike
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A fantastic space opera。 I sucker for a sarcastic lead and a battle-worn heroine and The Last Watch does both。
Steven Silvey
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The Night’s Watch meets Mass Effect
Shannon Paul
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3。5 stars。As I grow older， my patience diminishes。 Most of the book is world building for the next in the series。 I have hope that I’ll like the next one more。
Christine
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I tried to read this but stopped at the fifth chapter due to frustration。 The Author is writing a story with the expectation that the Reader knows the world。 Terms and technology are used without any explanation and I found myself growing frustrated and I just couldn't push on。 Which is a shame because the summery had me excited。 I tried to read this but stopped at the fifth chapter due to frustration。 The Author is writing a story with the expectation that the Reader knows the world。 Terms and technology are used without any explanation and I found myself growing frustrated and I just couldn't push on。 Which is a shame because the summery had me excited。 。。。more
Michael
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I actually couldn’t make it past page 20。 Referring to the female leader as “sir” is distracting。 If “ma’am” isn’t woke， then just use rank。 The constant reference to skin color is weird。 The immediate love entanglement between leader and follower （by page 20， mind you） is formulaic and boring。 Last， but not least， treating Latin like it is some sort of subtle secret code is awkward。 It felt like the author took a writing class on “how to write sci-fi” and then plugged smarmy names and space ner I actually couldn’t make it past page 20。 Referring to the female leader as “sir” is distracting。 If “ma’am” isn’t woke， then just use rank。 The constant reference to skin color is weird。 The immediate love entanglement between leader and follower （by page 20， mind you） is formulaic and boring。 Last， but not least， treating Latin like it is some sort of subtle secret code is awkward。 It felt like the author took a writing class on “how to write sci-fi” and then plugged smarmy names and space nerd variables into a formula and this book is what was spit out。 Also， it seems a little presumptuous to assume that this first book is so amazing that it warrants being #1 in a series。 But， of course， I’m sure the formula used to create this book dictated that this cliche of a story had to be the first of a multi-part anthology。 。。。more
Sonja Arlow
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This was readable but with a strong deja vu feel to it。 I found nothing in the pages that stood out as very unique。 The overarching story is interesting enough。 A band of criminals and misfits are posted at the edge of nowhere to monitor the Divide。 A dominant alien species was wiped out years ago but just in case the sludge of society is sent to keep watch。 And then something happens that seems worse than even aliens。 The edge of the universe seems to be collapsing。 My biggest gripe is with the This was readable but with a strong deja vu feel to it。 I found nothing in the pages that stood out as very unique。 The overarching story is interesting enough。 A band of criminals and misfits are posted at the edge of nowhere to monitor the Divide。 A dominant alien species was wiped out years ago but just in case the sludge of society is sent to keep watch。 And then something happens that seems worse than even aliens。 The edge of the universe seems to be collapsing。 My biggest gripe is with the Divide， and specifically its speed in which it is contracting。 It seems to move at whatever speed the plot needs it to - sometimes thousands of kilometers an hour， other times slow enough for characters to literally run away from it。 Some action scenes were also not explained quite well enough for me to “see” it while reading。Even though I wasn’t completely blown away I am giving it 3 stars as I found the characters entertaining enough to warrant the rating。Not sure if I will continue with the series。 。。。more
Michelle
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I love a good science fiction novel， and J。 S。 Dewes’ The Last Watch does not disappoint。 It is a fabulous story about a group on the very edge of the universe faced with a surprise enemy。 There is a great balance between action， science， humor， and adventure with a hint of romance and fantastic conspiracy the crew must discover。 The Last Watch hits all the right notes， and the charismatic cast of characters left me wanting more。
Edna
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This is amazing。 Completely， totally awesome。 Incredibly fast paced， brilliant and original。 Anyone who enjoys their science fiction set in space， where the stakes are huge and the action is non-stop， is going to love this。 The characters are also well-done， and the plot is exciting。This is everything science fiction should be。 I hope this series is dozens of books long！
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