Review: The Last Christian by David Gregory

I recently read a futuristic novel, The Last Christian, by David Gregory for a blog tour... and I am quite late on posting... shame on me. I am very sorry. Better late than never, eh?

Summary: The year is 2088 and Christian missionary Abby Caldwell has just escaped from her village in New Guinea after total devastation and death among all of the villagers. A strange infection has killed them all, including her adopted daughter and parents. Upon her foray out of the jungle after many years, she receives a dated message from her grandfather, a renowned neuroscientist, asking her to come back to America and spread the word of Christianity. Religion has completely died out and science has taken over. Silicon brains are now being implemented and promise eternal life to those who opt for the transplant, but with the transplant comes a severance from religion. When she arrives, she teams up with historian, Creighton Daniels, to try and uncover many mysteries: the mysterious death of his father and her grandfather, the loss of religion, and strange infections that are being implanted to kill off populations like Abby's village, and people who seem to know too much about the transplants... Abby may be next...

My Thoughts: I'm not hugely into Christian fiction, because I'm not a Christian, but I decided I'd read this book anyways because the premise was intriguing. I've read a few Christian books in the past that I've really enjoyed, such as The Potluck Club series, which I love. I try not to judge or be bias, based on a book's genre. I'll read anything if the premise sounds interesting enough. Anyways, this book was quite an adventure ride! There was a lot of excitement and thrills to keep this book gripping and readable while it was also intelligent and philosophical. The futuristic aspect was really cool and the world that the author dreamed up was very scary but potentially real. It also made me think and ponder the question... what would I do if given the chance of eternal life? It's a scary question, isn't it? There were a lot of adventure sequences with Abby and her cohorts running from the "bad guys" in these crazy cars that didn't require a human driver, and people getting shot at, etc. There was also a bit of romance too, so I think this book could be widely appealing. All in all, a good read for fans of sci-fi, futuristic, or adventure books, and also those interested in Christian themes. I wasn't a HUGE fan because I'm not really into adventure fiction, sci-fi, or religious fiction, but this was a good, worthwhile read!

The Bottom Line: An intriguing and thought-provoking read with Christian elements. Recommended for sci-fi adventure fans.

My Rating: 3/5