Last Man in London: And the New World Order

by Albert Jack

From the author of the internationally Bestselling Books - Red Herrings & White Elephants, What Caesar did for My Salad, Shaggy Dogs, Pop Goes the Weasel, They Laughed at Galileo & 9/11 ConspiracyOriginally written in 2014 the story chillingly predicting many of the great events between 2016 & 2019, such as the election of Donald Trump, the Islamic suicide attacks in Europe and the dreaded VIRUS that was used to restrict movements of people and restore order. Imagine a world with no countries, no religion and no democracy. Imagine the fall of the Great Western Empire. Historically, most Empires created by man have risen and fallen during a period of around 500 years. The Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, the Moors and the Ottomans all, in their turn, reigned supreme until apathy, arrogance and, laziness led to their downfall. However, Mankind would never become extinct as new societies inevitably replace existing social structures sooner or later. By 2022 AD the great and so called democratic Western Empire, which began with the Age of Discovery during the 15th century, was tired, corrupt and had run out of ways of oppressing, cheating and taxing the societies it was supposed to represent, democratically. Western values and the religion of Islam were non-compatible and the conflict became so intense that the system of democracy would fail.Other ethnic tensions increased; violence and disorder followed mass migration and people longed for a return to their own traditional values. Chaos requires strong leadership. Men of authority. Men like Julius Caesar who could restore the natural order. Bring in a New Order. If the West is to survive then Democracy must be sacrificed.The question is 'what happened next?'

184 pages, Paperback

First published December 16, 2013

About the author

Albert Jack, pen name for Graham Willmott, is an international best-selling author and historian. He is an expert in explaining the unexplained and has appeared on live television shows and has made thousands of radio appearances worldwide.

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[Barbara Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Loss De Plott & The Colour Red: 1 (The Book of Dreams)

Loss De Plott & The Colour Red: 1 (The Book of Dreams)
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5.0 out of 5 stars SOAR WITH YOUR DREAMS, January 20, 2014

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I have read and enjoyed other books by Myers, but somehow this one had escaped me. Glad that I picked it up. The soft watercolor illustrations do not disappoint; the reader is encouraged to use her imagination to explore every possibility. The rhyming verse flows smoothly and lends itself beautifully to a read aloud for younger children.

The plot involves a young girl named Loss who has drawn a picture of a man with a red hat. A knock at the door admits that same character bearing the gift of a book. When Grandma opens the book, she notices that the pages are blank, She encourages Loss to record and draw from the thoughts that she has in her dreams within the pages of this book. Loss travels with her teddy bear to a land of snow and magical scenes. From that day on, she always loved the color red.

The book opens the world of the unlimited potential a child possesses; it will remind adults of things that could have been. At one time or another, everyone wishes for a blank slate. Myers offers us that opportunity.
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Jellybean the Dragon... A Hilarious Book for Kids Age 6 - 10 (The Wacky Adventures of Jellybean the Dragon & a Child Astronaut)

Jellybean the Dragon... A Hilarious Book for Kids Age 6 - 10 (The Wacky Adventures of Jellybean the Dragon & a Child Astronaut)
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4.0 out of 5 stars ABSURD ADVENTURE, January 19, 2014

This review is from: Jellybean the Dragon... A Hilarious Book for Kids Age 6 - 10 (The Wacky Adventures of Jellybean the Dragon & a Child Astronaut) (Kindle Edition)
In this eBook short story we meet Emma, a ten year old orphan who lives in a castle plunked down in a forest of make believe fruit trees. Her parents died when they ate too many carrots in an eating contest, which left her sole ruler of the land of trees and pet crocodiles. Emma is no ordinary little girl, she has already completed training as an astronaut and has her own spaceship.

One day a red and green flying dragon crashes down and burns a mango tree in the process. The townspeople are angry that he has destroyed this tree so Emma rescues the dragon by squeezing him into her rocket and flying him home to his planet named Hoppity, next to Dino, far into space beyond the planet Neptune. The reader is introduced to facts about the planets as each of them is passed along on the journey to Hoppity. Her dragon friend gives her the gift of a magical plant that will grow all kinds of treasure.

Once they arrive on the ground, Emma also finds a cool reception. The dragon townspeople led by Nixon sentence her to fifty years in prison. Jelly puts her in his mouth and rescues her once more and flies her on his back to another planet named Earth. Here Emma befriends Miss Tickler, the talking cat. Jelly’s twin Cyril is as Jelly puts it, “his stupid brother.” Soon, strange vibrations occur. The dragons know there will be an earthquake soon. Emma and her friends escape in the nick of time.

She is transported to Zanu where she meets the dragon king named King Buttercup. Here Emma is finally welcomed. The king desires to make her a princess and showers her with gifts. Emma wants no part of this; she tells him that she wants to be, Emma the Guitarist. The king will agree only if Emma participates in a competition with their best guitarist, Fillmore. Fillmore is known there as, “Les Paul of Dragons.” Emma spends lots of time practicing her riffs only to discover from Jelly that this competition has a catch. The loser must have his arms chopped off and stay away from the planet Zanu forever. What a dilemma! If Emma loses where will she find a home and how will she survive?

You will have to read the story to see who wins the competition and what happens to Emma, Fillmore and the rest of her dragon friends. As you may have guessed, there are lots of incongruities in the story and the humor is the type that appeals to the middle grade reader. For example, the author talks about, “other works by This Dude,” and mentions in the preview of soon to be released books, “coming soon to a bathroom near you.” I like the glossary which includes more difficult vocabulary words like malfunctioned, imprisoned, scythe, and made up terms like orangeness. Children are also introduced to some information about the planets and space travel.
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Last Man in London

Last Man in London
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4.0 out of 5 stars IS THIS WHERE WE ARE HEADING?, January 18, 2014

This review is from: Last Man in London (Kindle Edition)
Albert Jack has come up with a scenario of a future that has an eerie sense of possibility attached to it. He has succeeded in summarizing the most pressing issues of the modern day world situation and creating a blueprint of what the outcome might become.

At the outset we meet George Willoughby who is about to embark on his first day of work with the Corporation. He has just finished ten years of training; it is year 143 in the new order. His position will be to keep "history up to date." This is a very different world from the one we know Countries no longer exist; there are world sectors. Corporation doctrine states that most powerful civilizations do not last more then five hundred years. Capitalism and democracy are not compatible. The few wealthy cannot support vast numbers of poor in a welfare state. Furthermore, religion can no longer be practiced because the warring factions destroy each other in their quest for dominance. The people have lost their will to vote and prefer the corporation to regulate their lives and provide for their needs.

It does not seem to bother George or his carefree friends like Hugo, Will, and girlfriend, Mira. But as George begins his work he learns to question why it is necessary to eliminate the knowledge of how things really happened. George asks his great grandfather about the past, the old printed books he keeps in his chest, and his father and mother. Gradually George discovers the dark secrets of the main board of the corporation and unravels why there are now marriage contracts that need to be fulfilled before one is approved to have a family. The tale touches on many elements: social history, religion, technology, utopias, politics and love.

I easily became engrossed in the plot and characters; I read the book in one afternoon. There were a few digressions included that I felt were not needed, but the premise of the book is intriguing and the historical background skillfully pieced together.If you are looking for a short but thought provoking book, this one is an excellent choice.

[Say What Book Club · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was a great deal of thought and ideology poured into the book, and the book itself reads as a political commentary, which is fine but even high-concept commentary needs basic elements of storytelling and character development to keep the reader engaged, which I felt were lacking. An example - John Steinbeck wrote a political commentary with the “Grapes of Wrath,” but we became enthralled not by exposition of history and politics, but by the intensity in which the characters were portrayed and their experience within the story. It was the drama and conflict Steinbeck’s characters faced that made that book a literary classic.

Unfortunately, I developed no investment in the main character as he came across as rather generic with no personality traits (good or bad) that made me want to follow him through his journey. Although he wrote about relationships, I felt no emotional connection to any of the female characters.

Being a futuristic world, I felt the author could have done a better job setting up the world. Any futuristic fantasy needs to have the rules of the world defined to suspend the imagination of the reader. We need a reason to want to stay in that world whether there is an element of excitement or dread. I had neither.

Overall, I believe the concept of the book to have promise and it is well written, however had the author spend as much time developing his characters and creating a story arc, as he did with his concept, this book could have been a real compelling read.
3 stars
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Reviewed by Jennifer

[Lex Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don’t know if this is Mr. Jack’s first foray into fiction. I do know that he has been quite prolific in the non-fiction bookcases, and that particular talent is easily and delightfully present in “Last Man In London”; even at the expense of ignoring some of fiction writing’s cardinal rules.

Using critical exposition covering an array of humanities historical miscalculations regarding religion, democracy and capitalism, laid over a fictional “utopian” society of the future, Mr. Jack weaves a tale of prophecy, if not a very close to true glimpse, of the future.
If you’re interested in learning some historical aspects of the concepts mentioned previously, as well as a view of what corporatism might look like; this book is for you.

If, on the other hand, you’re looking for a story with strong characters, an identifiable plot with lots of conflict and subplots, you may be slightly disappointed. Although present, to be sure, these cornerstones of fiction writing are not as evident or fully explored as might be the case in other books of this genre.

My four star rating is a compromise between the three stars I would have given “Last Man In London” as a purely fictional story, against the five stars I give the book for its entertaining historical, philosophical, moral and ethical education value; and the highly believable concepts of a future, corporatist managed future. I highly recommend this book to anyone remotely interested in humanity’s history, philosophy and future.

[Mazz Cole · Rating 1 out of 5]

Only a quarter of the way through and I am giving up. So far, nothing has happened. And I mean NOTHING.

The characters have been dull and their conversations stilted and unrealistic. The final straw has been the last few pages where the grandfather has been graphically reminiscing about his girlfriends.

I preserved to this point hoping things would improve, encouraged by the good ratings I've seen from others but this just isn't my kind of book. I'm not sure whose kind of book it would be.