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The Last Centurion (Mass Market Paperback)

~ John Ringo (Author)
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In the second decade of the twenty-first century the world is struck by two catastrophes, a new mini-ice age and, nearly simultaneously, a plague to dwarf all previous experiences. Rising out of the disaster is the character known to history as “Bandit Six” an American Army officer caught up in the struggle to rebuild the world and prevent the fall of his homeland—despite the best efforts of politicians both elected and military. The Last Centurion is a memoir of one possible future, a world that is a darkling mirror of our own. Written “blog-style,” it pulls no punches in its descriptions of junk science, bad strategy and organic farming not to mention all three at once.



About the Author

A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, he brings first-hand knowledge of military operations to his fiction. His novels for Baen include those in the New York Times best-selling Posleen War series (A Hymn Before Battle, Gust Front, When the Devil Dances, and Hell’s Faire), the Council War series (There Will be Dragons, Emerald Sea, Against the Tide, and East of the Sun, West of the Moon), the nationally best-selling techno-thriller novels about Mike Harmon (Ghost, Kildar, Choosers of the Slain, Unto the Breach, and A Deeper Blue), the Looking-Glass series (Into the Looking Glass, Vorpal Blade, and Manxome Foe, the last two in collaboration with Travis S. Taylor),  four collaborations with fellow New York Times bestselling author David Weber (March Upcountry, March to the Sea, March to the Stars and We Few) and five collaborative spinoffs from the Posleen series: The Hero, written with Michael Z. Williamson, Watch on the Rhine and Yellow Eyes, both written with Tom Kratman, and the New York Times best seller Cally’s War and its recent sequels Sister Time and Honor of the Clan, both with Julie Cochrane.


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  • Mass Market Paperback: 608 pages
  • Publisher: Baen; Reprint edition (August 25, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1439132917
  • ISBN-13: 978-1439132913
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,164 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Last Centurion, September 28, 2009
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I enjoyed reading this John Ringo book based on contemporary themes. This book does have a typical Ringo problem, the background setup. In this case, the beginning of the book makes for slow reading, at times, to provide the information necessary to understand the characters and the world they inhabit. The end of the book, of course, pretty much slams along because you have absorbed that background. If you don't like military and society in flux scenarios, this is not for you.

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4.0 out of 5 stars If Heinlein was a blogger, November 9, 2009
By Jason A. Gagnon (Cobleskill, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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written "blog style" it is the memories of a farmer-cum-army dude after the on set of "global cooling" and an avian flu outbreak that kills 60% of the population.

the protagonist is stationed in post-invasion Iran when the world comes to a halt, and makes his way back to an America where problems have been made worse by a grossly incompetent thinly veiled president Hillary Clinton.

It reads like a Heinlein novel- a phrase that I believe stands a s a recommendation all on its own, no?

anti-liberal survivalist post-apocalyptic literature is one of my weaknesses.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Story, September 22, 2009
I picked this book up while I was at the airport and hoped for the best. It was a great read from start to finish. I enjoyed the blog style of writing and the story was well done. No complaints about the salty language, thats how soldiers talk... No complaints on the political slant either, Ringo hit a home run with this book. Highly recommended.
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