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The Last Centurion

by John Ringo
The Last Centurion by John Ringo
★ 6.50 / 2
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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.

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Release date: August 5, 2008

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John Ringo

John Ringo

John Ringo writes science fiction that assumes the future will not be polite. His stories tend to open at the moment when preparation either pays off or fails spectacularly, and from there he follows soldiers, engineers, parents, and reluctant leaders as they try to keep civilization upright under extreme pressure. Best known for military science fiction that treats logistics and strategy as seriously as firepower, his work attracts readers who want action grounded in hard choices and believable consequences.

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Born in Miami-Dade County, Florida, in 1963, Ringo spent part of his early life moving through different countries before later serving in the U.S. Army, including time with the 82nd Airborne Division. That background shaped how he thinks about conflict and responsibility. When he turned to writing in the late 1990s, those experiences flowed naturally into fiction. His breakout novel, A Hymn Before Battle, introduced readers to a near-future Earth facing alien invasion and set the tone for what would become the Legacy of the Aldenata series, a blend of large-scale warfare, political tension, and sharply drawn human reactions to catastrophe.

Across series such as Black Tide Rising, Troy Rising, and Through the Looking Glass, Ringo consistently explores themes of preparedness, leadership under stress, and the uneasy balance between freedom and survival. His prose is direct and unsentimental, often threaded with dry humor and technical detail that reflects a fascination with engineering, tactics, and real-world constraints. With multiple New York Times bestselling titles and a long list of collaborations with other science fiction and military fiction authors, he has helped define the modern military sci-fi landscape. Readers return to his books not only for the battles and future technology, but for the arguments beneath them, stories that ask what people are willing to build, defend, or sacrifice when the worst finally arrives.

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