Last Gifts of the Universe – August Riley (2025)

I'd call it required reading for the end of the world. Riley August has written a poignant masterpiece that transcends the death of stars.' OLIVIA ATWATER 'A quietly wonderful, hopeful novel that heals the parts of you that you didn't know were hurt.' JULIE LEONG 'Come for the cat, stay for the story.' SUNYI DEAN __________ A dying universe. A search for answers. An adventure at the end of a trillion lifetimes. Scout is an archivist, searching the dead worlds of the cosmos for clues as to the fate of all these lost civilizations. While exploring another lifeless planet they discover something unbelievable: a message from a witness to that world's-ending entity thousands of years ago. But uncovering the story and staying one step ahead of the profit-hungry corporation on their trail won't be easy. Together with their brother and sometimes-fearless, space-faring cat Pumpkin, Scout must now race to save what matters most. __________ 'A science fiction novel that will repair your soul with its beautiful, uplifting earnestness in the face of true peril' NADIA EL-FASSI 'I smiled, I cried, and I wanted, desperately, to leave something beautiful behind for the universe' JULES ARBEAUX 'Riley…