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    Last Day on Mars
    Last Day on Mars
    Last Day on Mars
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    Last Day on Mars

    Written by Kevin Emerson

    Narrated by Kevin T. Collins

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    It is Earth year 2213-but, of course, there is no Earth anymore. Not since it was burned to a cinder by the sun, which has mysteriously begun the process of going supernova. The human race has fled to Mars, but this was only a temporary solution while we have prepared for a second trip: a one-hundred-fifty-year journey to a distant star, our best guess at where we might find a new home.

    Liam Saunders-Chang is one of the last humans left on Mars. The son of two scientists who have been racing against time to create technology vital to humanity's survival, Liam, along with his friend Phoebe, will be on the last starliner to depart before Mars, like Earth before it, is destroyed.

    Or so he thinks. Because before this day is over, Liam and Phoebe will make a series of profound discoveries about the nature of time and space and find out that the human race is just one of many in our universe locked in a dangerous struggle for survival.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 20, 2019
    ISBN9781515940159
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    Kevin Emerson

    Kevin Emerson is the author of the acclaimed novel Last Day on Mars and its sequels in the Chronicle of the Dark Star. He has written thirteen middle grade novels, including The Fellowship for Alien Detection, the Oliver Nocturne Series, and Lost in Space: Return to Yesterday (based on the Netflix series), as well as eight young adult novels, including The Atlanteans trilogy and Any Second. A former science teacher, Kevin is also a drummer and singer, most recently with his band Model Shop. He lives with his family in Seattle, Washington. You can visit him online at www.kevinemerson.net.

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    • 4/5
      Liam, Phoebe, and their families are scheduled to depart Mars on the last colony ship to leave the solar system before the sun goes supernova. But on their last day on Mars, Liam and Phoebe discover a dead alien, a time-traveling watch, and the fact that the sun's impending supernova may have been deliberately caused by a mysterious group called The Drove. Will they be able to catch the starliner before it departs?
    • 4/5
      I really liked this book. When i first got it I sure thought the idea of a whole book on one day would be obscured. But it moved along quickly wanting to turn the page. Our junior protagonist has to live just one last day on the only world he has ever known. Liam was born and raised on Mars, which humanity fled to for a short time when it became clear that the sun was going to explode and Earth was no longer inhabitable. It would be short stay only while they found a suitable (Star Trek Class M) planet. His parents where on the team determine how to settle the stars. So they are the last to leave when most of his classmates and the rest of humanity had already moved on. What was only going to be day away from school turned into a new adventure and more than anyone every thought possible. I particularly liked the way Emmerson portrays time travel.
    • 3/5
      Received via Harper Collins/Walden Pond Press and NetGalley in exchange for an completely unbiased review.
      Also posted on Silk & Serif

      Imagine a world where the sun begins to die WAY before it’s supposed to, and humanity is forced to leave Earth before technology has reached the point of interstellar travel. Now imagine humanity living on Mars in Terra-formed domes a mere 50 years after finding refuge among the red scenery. Humanity is once again on the move to find the Cinderella Zone where life can continue to subsist – and this safe haven is 150 years away. The ship that will take humanity away from the dangers of our dying sun is almost complete and with it The Last Day on Mars has finally arrived. This last day is where this novel begins.

      Phoebe and Liam are two best friends who are forced to be part of the final round of people taken up into the great space ship in the sky. During their last days on Mars they discover a secret that changes everything humanity knows about their history and the universe. Meanwhile, some pretty spectacular events occur, things blow up..things get pretty dangerous.

      I went into The Last Day on Mars expecting a mediocre YA novel about a set of kids who discover a secret buried on Mars and some serious cheesy romance. Instead, I got a pretty epic MG science fiction novel with a tad of romance, but way more action and adventure than advertised by the synopsis.

      Although I loved everything about this book, I am not sure if I am satisfied, either. I loved the characters, the dramatic action scenes and really fantastic story building that will make the next few books in this series AMAZING. However, The Last Days on Mars is also a lot of flash and action without a whole lot of intense plot creation. I was enthralled and couldn’t wait for the next big reveal (I read the entire book cover to cover in one sitting), but in the end I found there wasn’t a whole lot of substance that made me feel that “satisfied” feeling. I didn’t want the story to end just yet. I wanted more.

      In retrospect, my desire for more probably means this is the beginning of a dangerously addictive series. Why isn’t book two out yet..?

      In short, The Last Day on Mars is about teenagers, but is so much more than that. The plot deals with adult issues and is way more exciting and enthralling than a hard science fiction novel..yet has lots of interesting scientific stuff. Emerson’s world building made me remember why I loved writing as a kid: the ability to create and form an entire universe complete with crazy inventions and political motivations that shape characters in interesting and unexpected ways. Last Day on Mars is created completely from the mind of a creative individual and it shows in inspiring ways.

      This book will appeal to readers who enjoy science fiction, MG novels, novels about apocalyptic events and conspiracies, action and adventure tales and novels that just have amazing style and creative descriptions.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book!! The first chapter left me a little *meh*, but I kept reading and oh boy, it got exciting. Humanity has adapted to living on Mars because Earth is no longer habitable, but the sun's rapid expansion is making life on Mars dangerous, so humanity has implemented a great plan to migrate to a new planet in a distant galaxy. Most people have left already, but Liam and Pheobe, children of the last remaining scientists, are still on Mars and learn a dangerous secret that could impact the survival of the whole human race. In addition to the mystery and science fiction, I love the basic premise of living in space and all the ways they had to adapt to simple things like eating cereal. My 13yrd old son read it the day after I finished it and we both agreed that we needed the sequel ASAP!
    • 4/5
      This novel is a science fiction thriller!The novel begins with an explanation of the size of the universe and a woman reviewing human history, followed by a mysterious man who kills her. Humans had to abandon Earth because the Earth was consumed by the expanding sun. They fled to Mars and most have already left for a new world thousands of light years away on a transport. Because Mars is about to be consumed, the remaining scientists have one last day to finish their experiments which will allow them to live on the next planet. Their teen children are told to wait patiently, and they’ll all board the last transport together. Life on Mars is nothing like life on Earth, but Liam and Phoebe don’t know that because they were born on Mars. Not adhering to gravity and weird food is their norm. They don’t feel their explorations are dangerous. As the sun continues to expand and destroy plants, however, life on Mars is more and more precarious due to solar storms that create radiation. On this last day, Liam and Phoebe are asked to manually open some vents because the system isn’t working. They don their suits that give them oxygen and protect them from radiation. After completing their task, they take a detour which results in disaster. The mountain begins to crumble and they are trapped. They don’t know if the solar storm has caused their equipment to overheat and explode or if Mars has become too unstable. They have to return or get left behind. In their challenges, they find evidence of tampering and wonder what’s truly going on. When they find the dead woman from the beginning of the novel, they discover her watch. This technology--not from humans--tells them that what the humans believe isn’t true. Something else is out there.This is a short novel, but I was constantly tense. It’s so stressful! The atmosphere they live in is full of danger; there’s no nature, oxygen, or real food, only radiation and quick death. In addition, the universe is huge, full of the unknown. It’s purely survival. The human race depends on the scientists to make life habitable on other planets. Liam and Phoebe, because they were raised with the technology, have more skills than those who remember Earth. They also enjoy challenging themselves and have explored everything. Their capabilities are tested as they have only hours to make the transport off Mars. Be prepared to have your blood pressure elevated most of the time you are reading this novel. Book two should answer more of our questions--or create more!