The Last Gifts of the Universe

A dying universe. A search for answers. An adventure at the end of a trillion lifetimes. When the Home worlds finally achieved the technology to venture out into the stars, they found a graveyard of dead civilisations. What befell them is unknown. All Home knows is that they are the last ones left - and whatever came for the others will one day come for them. Scout is an Archivist who scours the dead worlds of the cosmos for their last gifts: interesting technology, cultural rituals - anything left behind that might be useful to Home and their survival. During an excavation on a lifeless planet, Scout unearths something unbelievable: a surviving message from an alien who witnessed the world-ending entity thousands of years ago. Now Scout, their brother and their sometimes-fearless, space-faring cat, Pumpkin, must race to save what matters most.

About the author

Riley August is a speculative fiction writer, animal lover, nature walker and all-around nerd. When they aren't writing stories about lonely voyages through space, you can find them playing video games, the guitar or a myriad or TTRPGs. They live in Rhode Island with their cat and husband. The Last Gifts of the Universe is their debut novel.

Product details

• Authors: Riley August, Rory August
• Publisher: Del Rey Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.09.2024
• EAN: 9781529934892
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-3489-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 223 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, FICTION / Science Fiction / Humorous, Humorous fiction, Science fiction: space exploration, Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages