Product Description
The Last One
Author(s): Alexandra Oliva
Format: Paperback
An addictive post-apocalyptic thriller
'Taut, tense and at times almost unbearably real' — Sunday Times bestseller Ruth Ware
'A smart twist on the apocalypse' — Reader Review
'Shows what impact our times have on the ways we think. A compelling entry into the post-apocalypse genre' — Kirkus
She wanted an adventure. But what if it never ends?
When Zoo agrees to take part in a new reality TV show, In The Dark, she's hoping for a challenge. Facing eleven competitors, she's prepared for her physical and mental strength to be tested in a series of unforgiving survival tasks.
But as her fellow contestants are overcome by hunger, injury and psychological breakdown, Zoo becomes increasingly afraid. Because the deserted TV set and gruesome props are starting to feel all too real.
Is there something they're not telling Zoo about the world outside?
About the Author
A graduate of Yale University, Alexandra Oliva grew up in a small town deep in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School University and undertook intensive wilderness survival training while researching The Last One. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their brindled mutt, Codex. The Last One is her first novel.
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