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The last known human searches the galaxy for companionship in a brilliant standalone novel from the legendary author of the Pip & Flinx series. “A provocative read.”—The Washington Post Once Homo sapiens reigned supreme, spreading from star system to star system in an empire that encountered no alien life and thus knew no enemy . . . save itself. As had happened many times before, the basest, most primal human instincts rose up, only this time armed with the advanced scientific knowledge to create a genetically engineered smart virus that quickly wiped out humanity to the last man. That man is Ruslan, the sole known surviving human being in the universe. Rescued from the charnel house of his home planet by the Myssari—an intelligent alien race—Ruslan spends his days as something of a cross between a research subject and a zoo attraction. Though the Myssari are determined to resurrect the human race, using Ruslan’s genetic material, all he wants for himself and his species is oblivion. But then the Myssari make Ruslan an extraordinary offer: In exchange for his cooperation, they will do everything in their considerable power to find the lost home world of his species—an all-but-mythical place called Earth—and, perhaps, another living human. Thus begins an epic journey of adventure, danger, heartbreak, and hope, as Ruslan sets out in search of a place that may no longer exist—drawn by the slimmest yet most enduring hope.
Alan Dean Foster
Alan Dean Foster ha escrito gran variedad de géneros, desde ciencia ficción pura, fantasía, terror, thrillers, western hasta ficción histórica y contemporánea. También es autor de numerosos artículos de no ficción sobre cine, ciencia y submarinismo, además de autor de versiones noveladas de varias películas, entre ellas Star Wars, las primeras tres de Alien y Alien Nation. Su novela Cyber Way ganó el Southwest Book Award de Ficción en 1990, la primera obra de ciencia ficción en lograrlo. El amor de Foster por lo exótico y extraño le ha llevado a viajar muchísimo. Ha vivido en Tahití y la Polinesia sa; ha viajado a Europa, Asia y por todo el Pacífico; ha explorado las carreteras secundarias de Tanzania y Kenia; ha practicado el rapel en la famosa cueva Lechuguilla de Nuevo México; ha frito pirañas (mucha espina y un gusto parecido al de la trucha) en Perú; y ha hecho descenso de aguas bravas por la garganta Batoka del río Zambezi.Foster y su mujer, JoAnn Oxley, viven en Prescott, Arizona, en una casa de ladrillo remodelada a partir de un burdel para mineros de finales del siglo pasado. Actualmente trabaja en varias nuevas novelas y proyectos mediáticos.
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