Review: Stuart Turton’s The Last Murder at the End of the World offers post-apocalyptic mystery about dangers of absolute power and misconceived utopianism

By Michael Grossberg and Charlie Morrison

A genre-smashing, bestselling and award-winning novelist, Stuart Turton is widely hailed for his speculative tales of mystery, imagination and human complexity.

The Last Murder at the End of the World, one of 11 Prometheus Best Novel nominees from 2024 and the first work by Turton recognized by our awards, offers the satisfactions of several types of works in one strange but compelling hybrid.

It’s an ingenious murder mystery, an imaginative work of science fiction/fantasy, a suspenseful story of survival, a cautionary dystopian tale, a haunting memory piece and a gripping drama.

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File 770’s year-end best-novels recommended reading list includes four Prometheus Best Novel nominees


By Michael Grossberg

File 770, a leading SF/fantasy publication that frequently posts reviews, has offered its annual list of outstanding novels.

Of the 35 novels on File 770’s “2024 Recommended SF/F List,” four have been nominated by LFS members for the next Prometheus Award for Best Novel.

Meanwhile, four other novels on that list also have been under review on our unofficial “short list” of 2024 candidates to consider for nomination.

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