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The Last Days of Good People

"With intricate worldbuilding and an exciting, engrossing storyline, A.T. Sayre knocked this one out of the park. I thought I knew where it was going, but I was happily surprised where it took me."

Jonathan Brazee, author of the Sentenced to War and Federation Marines series

"Conservationism in the era of intergalactic travel isn't easy. Sayre imagines rebellion against convention to serve overlooked and vulnerable life, no matter what it costs."

John Wiswell, author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In

"An excellent example of 'just when you think things can't get worse.' I had to pause several times as the consequences grew, but found the payoff worth the delay."

Gordon Linzner, founder of Space and Time Magazine

"THE LAST DAYS OF GOOD PEOPLE is an engaging tale that harkens back to a classic style of space travel science fiction – a wondrous other world, alien contact, real science, multifaceted characters, and a moral dilemma that hits home for today’s reader. The writing is smooth and renders the unfamiliar with great imagination and clarity."

Jeffrey Ford, author of Ahab’s Return and A Natural History of Hell

“[THE LAST DAYS OF GOOD PEOPLE] asks good questions about what “civilisation” actually means. A haunting tale."

Tangent Online

"Very Good. ... The way that [the protagonist] forms his connection to the natives is truly heartwarming."

SF Book Review

"Sad, bittersweet tale with interesting characters. ... This was an excellent story and will be on my shortlist for Best Novella Hugo next year."

SF Revu

"Sayre does a nice job exploring weighty questions such as whether it’s possible to be an impartial observer, whether conflict is a neces­sary driver of evolution, and whether cultural 'stagnation' must always be a bad thing."

A.C. Wise, Locus Magazine

"A wonderfully written novel full of Le Guin vibes! Sayre explores philosophical questions—what use is an individual’s moral compass in the face of the inevitable?—but never forgets about the worldbuilding. ... As always, sci-fi that asks big questions allows us to hold a mirror to ourselves. This stuff is simply amazing. The late, great Ursula would’ve been proud."

Yaroslav Barsukov, author of Tower of Mud and Straw and Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory.