The Last Human, Lee Bacon
The Last Human, Lee Bacon
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The Last Human

Author: Lee Bacon

Narrator: Michael Crouch

Unabridged: 6 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/08/2019


Synopsis

In Lee Bacon’s novel The Last Human, in a future when humans are believed to be extinct, what will one curious robot do when it finds a girl who needs its help? In the future, robots have eliminated humans, and 12-year-old robot XR_935 is just fine with that. Without humans around, there is no war, no pollution, no crime. Every member of society has a purpose. Everything runs smoothly and efficiently. Until the day XR discovers something impossible: a human girl named Emma. Now, Emma must embark on a dangerous voyage with XR and two other robots in search of a mysterious point on a map. But how will they survive in a place where rules are never broken and humans aren’t supposed to exist? And what will they find at the end of their journey? Humorous, action-packed, and poignant, The Last Human tells a story about friendship, technology, and challenging the status quo no matter the consequences. It’s not just about what it means to be a robot—it’s about what it means to be a friend. "An amusing and upbeat adventure, with glimpses of a fading human footprint on the planet and a suggestion that there's hope for a shared AI and human future."—Kirkus Reviews

Reviews

Richtig süß, witzig, nachdenklich. Werde ich definitiv auf der Veranstaltung für Lehrer in der Bibliothek vorstellen - freue mich schon jetzt darauf und hoffe, hoffe jemanden zu erwischen der das als Klassenlektüre nimmt 👀......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

A very wholesome younger middle grade dystopian novel in which robots have gained true AI, taken over and eliminated humanity from the surface of the world. ...or so THEY think! One twelve year old girl is discovered by a worker drone robot (who is also twelve...cute, right?) and proves to be less o......more

Lo terminé de leer anoche y me pareció precioso en todo sentido. Desde hace tiempo las historias que involucran a la inteligencia artificial llevando a la humanidad a la extinción son un tópico muy utilizado en películas y libros, lo cual está bien mientras los autores sepan imprimir estilo propio en......more

Goodreads review by Fiebre

No sé muy bien qué esperaba acerca de esta novela, más allá de que me entretuviera, pero ha sido todo un descubrimiento, y tengo que admitir que me ha sorprendido gratamente: a pesar de ser más infantil y sencilla de lo que esperaba, me he encontrado con una trama en la que se tratan temas complejos......more