2020/116: The Last Policeman -- Ben Winters
2020/116: The Last Policeman -- Ben Winters
This novel, described as a science fiction mystery or an 'existential detective novel', was published in 2012: I'm not sure how I missed it at the time, or in the subsequent eight years. I'm very glad to have discovered it -- indeed, the whole trilogy -- now.
The premise is simple: the end of the world is nigh, courtesy of the asteroid known as Maia which is due to collide with the earth in six months' time. ( no spoilers for plot, plenty for scenario )
“It’s not ‘falling on our heads,’ okay? It’s not ‘coming for us.’ It just is. Do you understand?” [p. 135]
This novel, described as a science fiction mystery or an 'existential detective novel', was published in 2012: I'm not sure how I missed it at the time, or in the subsequent eight years. I'm very glad to have discovered it -- indeed, the whole trilogy -- now.
The premise is simple: the end of the world is nigh, courtesy of the asteroid known as Maia which is due to collide with the earth in six months' time. ( no spoilers for plot, plenty for scenario )