The Quiet at the End of the World

Posted on 02 June 2017 by Lauren James

How far would you go to save those you love Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking for artefacts from history and looking for treasure in their once opulent mansion Their idyllic life is torn apart when a secret is uncovered that threatens not only their family but humanity s entire existence Lowrie and Shen face an impossible choice in the quiet at the end of the world, they must decide who to save and who to sacrifice . Free Read The Quiet at the End of the World [ author ] Lauren James [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I wrote this March 2019 The book is RELEASED I had a launch at Waterstones Piccadilly and you can watch 27 minutes of the panel here.SFX magazine reviewed the book and gave it five stars They said A controlled yet elegantly light touch makes The Quiet at the End of the World a credible, hugely rewarding read Some things I ve written about the book Research trips I took when writing the book Writing playlist Fancasting the characters Where I got the idea The science representation in the b I wrote this March 2019 The book is RELEASED I had a launch at Waterstones Piccadilly and you can watch 27 minutes of the panel here.SFX magazine reviewed the book and gave it five stars They said A controlled yet elegantly light touch makes The Quiet at the End of the World a credible, hugely rewarding read Some things I ve written about the book Research trips I took when writing the book Writing playlist Fancasting the characters Where I got the idea The science representation in the book A video introducing the book QA with Grace Latter QA with Amy McCaw QA with Fantastic Books who also made this amazing moodboard Moodboard by fantasticbooksawtftI ve also written an article for Den of Geek The best and worst on screen female scientistsAs a science student, it s always been rare for me to find fictional scientists who feel realistic Most of the time the scientists I see...Lauren s newest book is a deeply human story about a soft apocalypse what happens when humans stop being able to reproduce and you have to slowly watch your entire species go extinct as you grow up Beautiful, melancholic, and hopeful th...THIS WAS SO GOOD Diversity A the MC is bisexual, the love interest is Chinese British with a hearing impairment and there s a trans character pLOT TWISTS you re going to have to pick your jaw up off the ground i m still searching for mine the ROM...I ve been thinking about extinction Haven t we all, honey It hard not to in this economy The Quiet at the End of the World is what you would call a feelgood dystopia It s a little like a contemporary novel set in the future It s a win win situation, all the good stuff in just one book The story is set in London, where the last humans on earth have formed a community to raise Lowrie and Shen, the last living teenagers While the city is crumbling around them, they are trying to find a cuI ve been thinking about extinction Haven t we all, honey It hard not to in this economy The Quiet at the End of the World is what you would call a feelgood dystopia It s a little like a contemporary novel set in the future It s a win win situation, all the good stuff in just one book The story is set in London, where the last humans on earth have formed a community to raise Lowrie and Shen, the last living teenagers While the city is crumbling around them, they are trying to find a cure to the sickness that rendered humanity infertile But when their community is threatened by a new disease that kills them off faster than ever, the end of humanity seems inevitable Shen and Lowrie have to take matters into their own hands or the human race might be lost forever.This is my first Lauren James book and it turned out to be...2014 Lauren James who are you2018 Lauren James I m you but fucked upBook Reviewed by Stacey on www.whisperingstories.comTeenagers Lowrie and Shen are the youngest humans left on earth In February 2024 the population of the world was infected with a virus that made them all infertile The only humans that were conceived after this date were from eggs frozen at fertility clinics.Now in the year 2109 and with the population of the world so small the last people have all congregated in central London, UK, to form there own little family and to protect the last two Book Reviewed by Stacey on www.whisperingstories.comTeenagers Lowrie and Shen are the youngest humans left on earth In February 2024 the population of the world was infected with a virus that made them all infertile The only humans that were conceived after this date were from eggs frozen at fertility clinics.Now in the year 2109 and with the population of the world so small the last people have all congregated in central London, UK, to form there own little family and to protect the last two humans there will ever be on the Earth.Lowrie and Shen, now aged 16 and 17 are taught life skills as one day they will be the last two people and they will need one another and all the skills they have been taught to survive They are as close as brot...Note to self Do not read a book on a bus, gasp loudly like a goldfish at response to a plot twist otherwise you get an array of confused stares That is what happened when I dived into Lauren s latest release A YA Sci Fi novel set in the future, in the heart of London At this point, two young friends Lowrie and Shen are the youngest humans left alive on Earth This was due to a serious virus that caused high levels of global infertility They both love digging up drains for artefacts, until th Note to self Do not read a book on a bus, gasp loudly like a goldfish at response to a plot twist otherwise you get an array of confused stares That is what happened when I dived into Lauren s latest release A YA Sci Fi novel set in the future, in the heart of London At this point, two young friends Lowrie and Shen are the youngest human...My favourite book of 2018, The Quiet at the End of the World is the stunning new book from Lauren James I ve loved all of her books so far, but I think this is my favourite Lowrie and Shen are two of the most loveable characters you could wish to meet, and I had a very big soft spot for Mitch.Even though I ve come to expect huge twists in Lauren s books, I never seem to be able to guess them, and have to put the book down to take a big breather she never fails to shock me in a good way My favourite book of 2018, The Quiet at the End of the World is the stunning new book from Lauren James I ve loved all of her books so far, but I think this is my favourite Lowrie and Shen are two of the most loveable characters you could wish to meet, and I had a very big soft spot for Mitch.Even though I ve come to expect huge twists in Lauren s books, I never seem to be able to guess them, and have to put the book down to take a big breather she never fails to shock me in a good way with the p...A nice book about finding out what is meaningful to you and what it means to be human.Some of the themes explored are similar to those in James previous book, The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, where Romy copes with living alone on a ship in deep space Here, the main character has grown up knowing that, after the small community of older people she lives in die, she and her friend Shen are going to be the last two humans on Earth, watching as humanity winds down to a close Lowrie and Shen ar A nice book about finding out what is meaningful to you and what it means to be human.Some of the themes explored are similar to those in James previous book, The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, where Romy copes with living alone on a ship in deep space Here, the main character has grown up knowing that, after the small community of older people she lives in die, she and her friend Shen are going to be the last two humans on Earth, watching as humanity winds down to a close Lowrie and Shen are a little naive, but in a genuine and likeable way Both are competent and kind, and I thought quite realistically portrayed.I did have an idea about how the story would play out, but even as my thoughts were confirmed, I enjoyed it and felt it was nicely writ...This is one of those books I read in one go, not wanting to stop, too curious to see how it ends The premise is a soft apocalypse, and the world doesn t go out with a bang but slowly, silently with infertility.Lauren James takes her time to explore what humanity would do with tech at their fingertips once people can no longer have children At first, they hope it s a blip It ll all be over soon How could it not Then, they throw their entire budget at science, trying to rectify the issue Fin This is one of those books I read in one go, not wanting to stop, too curious to see how it ends The premise is a soft apocalypse, and the world doesn t go out with a bang but slowly, silently with infertility.Lauren James takes her time to explore what humanity would do with tech at their fingertips once people can no longer have children At first, they hope it s a blip It ll all be over soon How could it not Then, they throw their entire budget at science, trying to rectify the issue FinallyI won t give it away, but I thought it was so well done.To be honest, I simply did not expect the direction this plot took Throughout, I wondered if what Lauren James describes is realistic, but it doesn t matter It s science fiction, and this thought experiment is an interesting one.Overall, this is cozy Light in tone, hopeful, filled with love.Lauren James writing style is perfect for this sort of book It s conversational, contemporary, and talks about science in a...

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02 June 2017

Lauren James