The Last Champion of Earth: 25th Anniversary Edition

By Donald I. Templeman

Book Overview

Beneficent George is a King who loves the world and yearns to keep God from it. Louisette is a princess/whore who yearns to die. Anna Maria is the conscience of the world and yearns to save it from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532024282
• ISBN13: 9781532024283
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Last Champion

A thought provoking sci-fi social commentary, with an undertone of religion. While the theme of the book is one of salvation through Christianity, the author subtlely weaves this into the narrative without turning off those of us more interested in the commentary on society. Mr Templeman has done an excellent job of creating a world-gone-mad in the not so distant future. In creating this hedonist paradise, Mr. Templeman skewers the contemporary values of our culture. Rampant drug use, meaningless sex, the vanity of cosmetic surgery, and the modern-day marketing machines of corporate America are all subject of his disdain.Many of the key characters are shown to be despicable. Their duplicity keeps the reader engaged through a voyeuristic sampling of their many vices. However, this portrayal appears to serve a greater purpose - to make the subsequent transformations all the more meaningful. Above all else, the author leads the reader to the conclusion that religion is the savior, without being preachy and condescending. My only criticism is that the only salvation in "The Last Champion" comes from the bible. While clearly this was the intent, one wishes Mr. Templeman would have taken the opportunity to unify the common core-values of many religions to create sort of a "grand unified theory" of religion. This would give the book appeal to a broader base, without diluting the underlying message. Unfortunately, the "Last Champion" will be stereotyped, and thus will prevent many that would enjoy it as much as I did from ever picking it up.

Get this one!

This book is hard to categorize. It is neither strictly sci-fi and nor contemporary Christian fiction, but still an interesting mix. Both genres are well represented, with the Earth facing impending destruction, and man still searching for what he is missing. Is the real enemy coming from afar, is it really within each of us? Mr. Templeman gives an interesting telling here. You are not sure which will happen first, the alien enemy or man's debaucherous physical and spiritual self destruction.The strength of this book lies in the development of its characters. These are real people. We all know people just like them. They are all rich and true. Some you love, some you like, some you just can't stand. Even through the centuries man is still man; neither purely good, nor purely evil, just trying to find the middle ground. Unfortunately, just as with people we all know, most of these characters also fail to realize that their actions can bring about dire consequences in their lives, and the lives of those around them.The author's well crafted dialogue is this book's strength. He hits the mark time and again with insightful character interaction and conversation. I found myself wanting to ask some of the characters questions, just to hear what they had to say. There aren't many books that make me do that. Christian readers will enjoy the underlying lessons taught here. Truth is truth whether it was 2000 years ago, today, or in the future. As the story unfolds, this becomes more evident as mankind caves in upon itself.

Science Fiction Redux

I haven't read science fiction in years but Templeman's book has brought me back to the genre. A not "too far out" future shows the post apocolyptic world rationalizing a departure from values established at the beginning of the modern world.The characters are easy to identify with in their internal struggles.In the end, I had questions and wanted more. When's the sequel?

Hooray! No drivel!

I applaud Mr. Templeman for providing this jaded reader with an intellectual sci-fi thriller that won't be carted off to the local used book store anytime soon. Deep,detailed characters with whom one can identify. Political and religious undertones that provoke further personal pondering. All in all a wonderful reading experience. I will definitely look for more titles by Mr. Templeman (and I won't be able to wait until the paperback versions are released....)

AWESOME! BUT WILL THERE BE A SEQUEL? CAN THERE BE? I HOPE!

I have to admit the first 30 pages had me a little worried. A Russian civil rights leader gets assassinated. A mother and her two children are murdered by government agents. An underground Christian parish gets locked in a basement and burned alive by rioting looters. An innocent young girl who reminded me of Anne Frank gets raped and brutalized by an evil "Arnold Schwarzenegger" type. And through it all, the leader of the free world is snuggling up with his teenage boy lover and a big glass of French vino! Yikes! Fortunately, there was a method or even genius to Donald Templeman's madness. The early going was basically an introduction to "Planet ACLU" in the 22nd century. No morals. No God. Just more unbridled hedonism than our maker ever intended. As Earth's existence becomes threatened by the powerful alien (or aliens, I think), the lightbulb finally clicks on for a select few. We begin to see how important a genuine, trusting, loving, faithful relationship with God really is, especially when you're facing the end. This book made me think, laugh a little, and think some more. It was the kind of raw, uncensored fiction you wish more mainstream Christian authors would try to write. A bareknuckle brawl for the redemption of souls in mankind's dirty little world. Bravo!