title: The Last One: A Novel
author:  Alexandra Oliva 
description: <b>Praise for <i>The Last One</i></b><br /> <br />[Alexandra] Oliva brilliantly scrutinizes the recorded (and heavily revised) narratives we believe, and the last one hundred pages will have the reader constantly guessing just what Zoo is capable of doing to find her way back home.<b><i>Washington Post</i></b><br /> <br /> Alexandra Oliva has written a debut novel that combines elements of reality TV with those of a post-apocalyptic world to create a tense atmosphere, filled with memorable characters who move through the game and surrounding world with varying levels of proficiency. . . . [She] also does an excellent job of portraying the psychological and emotional traumas that the contestants face. . . . For fans of <i>Survivor</i>and<i>The Hunger Games</i>, Oliva has melded the best of both worlds and added her own unusual twist.<b><i>Shelf Awareness</i></b><br /> <br /> Oliva takes this (possibly) post-apocalyptic setting, grafts on a knowledgeable skewering of the inner workings of reality television and gives us a gripping story of survival. . . . This is the genius of Olivas storytelling. . . . [She] makes a stunning debut with this page turner, and becomes a writer to watch.<b><i>Seattle Times</i></b><br /> <br /> A high-concept, high-octane affair . . . The conceit is undoubtedly clever and . . . well executed, but what makes <i>The Last One</i> such a page-turner is Zoo herself: practical, tough-minded and appealing.<b><i>The Guardian</i></b><br /> <br /> Alexandra Oliva delivers a pulse-pounding psychological tale of survival. . . . [She] masterfully manipulates her characters and the setting, creating a mash-up of popular TV genres: <i>Survivor</i> meets The <i>Walking Dead</i>.<b><i>Bookpage</i></b><br /> <i></i><br /> The TV show<i>Survivor</i>meets Cormac McCarthys <i>The Road</i>in Olivas stellar debut. . . . Fueled by brilliantly intimate and insightful writing as well as an endearing and fully realized female lead, this apocalyptic novel draws its power from Zoos realizations about society and herself as she struggles to survive long enough to somehow make it back to her home.<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i> (starred review)</b><br /><br />Part wilderness-survival thriller and part dystopian pandemic story . . . a gripping portrayal of an ordinary persons evolving survival instincts as she realizes she cant trust the reality she sees.<b><i>Booklist</i></b><br /><b></b><br />In her debut novel, Oliva has written a book that is clever in the best sense: she is able to skewer reality show culture and dystopian tropes while never letting concept or critique become more important than a good yarn. The novel is thoroughly steeped in its times . . . but unlike other dystopian novels, it doesnt so much use contemporary times to warn us about potential future collapse as it shows what impact our times have on the ways we think about identity and human relationships. An astute and compelling entry into the post-apocalypse genre.<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /><br /> <i>The Last One</i> seamlessly melds two of our contemporary obsessionsthe threat of global catastrophe and the staged drama of reality TVinto a fiercely imagined tale of the human psyche under stress. This is an uncompromising, thought-provoking debut.<b>Justin Cronin </b><br /> <br /> Haunting, moving, and remarkable, Alexandra Olivas debut novel is clever in its concept and gripping in its delivery. This propulsive book is for everyone who ever thought reality television signaled the end of the world.<b>Karen Joy Fowler</b><br /><br />Taut, tense, and at times almost unbearably real, <i>The Last One</i> is both a compelling read and a terrifyingly believable evocation of survival against the odds.<b>Ruth Ware</b><br /> <br /> Like <i>The Hunger Games,</i> Alexandra Olivas novel is page-turning and deeply unsettling.<b>Rosamund Lupton</b><br /> <br /> Tense and gorgeous and so damn clever . . . I loved every second.<b>Lauren Beukes</b>
zlib_text: ONE LAST SHOT
  
  ALEXANDRA WARREN
  
  One Last Shot (Nymphs & Trojans Book 2)
  Copyright 2019 Alexandra Warren
  Cover Art by Visual Luxe
  All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the
  express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
  This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to real locations, people, or events is coincidental and unintentional.
  
  CONTENTS
  Acknowledgments
  One
  Two
  Three
  Four
  Five
  Six
  Seven
  Eight
  Nine
  Ten
  Eleven
  Twelve
  Thirteen
  Fourteen
  Fifteen
  Sixteen
  Seventeen
  Eighteen
  Nineteen
  Twenty
  Epilogue
  Extras
  Also by Alexandra Warren
  
  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  This is 30.
  Wow.
  To the readers, thank y’all SO much for the love, the notes of encouragement, the posts, the shares,
  the everything. Just… thank you. I’m forever grateful for all the support you guys have shown over
  these last few years on my journey to project #30.
  To my love, who’s been so supportive of my process