Kindle Unlimited
Unlimited reading. Over 4 million titles. Learn more
Read for Free
OR
Kindle Price: $0.99

Save $11.51 (92%)

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Audiobook Price: $17.46

Save: $9.97 (57%)

Read with our free app
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions

Buy for others

Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group.
Learn more

Buying and sending eBooks to others

  1. Select quantity
  2. Buy and send eBooks
  3. Recipients can read on any device

These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs

Follow the author

Logan Keys
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

The Last City (The Last City Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Logan Keys (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 228 ratings
See all formats and editions
The plague has destroyed the planet...

Liza, once a child prodigy, is now sixteen and kept prisoner without any hope of release by the new world order. Youths are locked away from the general population as the chosen few, while more change into the undead every day.

Freedom is a memory...

A soldier on the opposite side of the globe undergoes unspeakable alterations to become a human weapon for the Underground Army. Tommy gives everything for the cause, but his monsters is quickly taking over.
One city still remains...
Survivors live a shadow life in Anthem city of rations and abuse. The Authority rules the citizens with an iron fist. Their last chance to rise is now.

Revolution begins...

Darker than Hunger Games and Divergent combined, The Last City is gripping from start to finish.
Previous page
  1. Book 1 of 3
    The Last City Series
  2. Print length
    316 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    July 2, 2015
  6. File size
    2966 KB
  7. Page Flip
    Enabled
  8. Word Wise
    Enabled
  9. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  10. See all details
Next page
Add a debit or credit card to save time when you check out
Convenient and secure with 2 clicks. Add your card
All 3 for you in this series See full series
See included books
Total Price: $8.97
By clicking on above button, you agree to the Kindle Store Terms of Use
More like The Last City (The Last City Series Book 1)
Page 1 of 1Start overPage 1 of 1
Previous page
  3. Seven Days
    Kindle Edition
    $4.99
  15. Snow & Ash: Endless Winter
    Kindle Edition
    $4.99
  16. The End of Everything
    Kindle Edition
    $0.99
  18. The Queen Trials
    Kindle Edition
    $4.99
  22. Ashes, Ashes #1: The Promise
    Kindle Edition
    $4.99
  28. YPP-234: The New Plague
    Kindle Edition
    $3.99
Next page
Loading...

Editorial Reviews

Review

"In The Last City, Keys has conjured a magnificently terrifying dystopian world worthy of Justin Cronin's Passage Series, but with a young adult flavor. Her work defies easy genre classification, but should be compelling to all fans of speculative fiction." Julian North Bestselling Author of the Young Adult Dystopian Age of Order

From the Author

My very first series and still the one I love most. Dystopian fiction has a way of reeling you in and never letting you go. I hope you enjoy this cast of characters and yes, I am working on book four as we speak!

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ZUA2X3M
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Le Chat Publishing (July 2, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 2, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2966 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 228 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Logan Keys

Logan Keys

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

#1 bestselling horror author Logan Keys is currently working on both her new disaster post-apocalyptic series Last Days of Sun while also embarking on a new journey on a Kentucky farm.

Customer reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
228 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

TracyVin
5.0 out of 5 stars Team Joelle!
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2015
Verified Purchase
We meet Liza on a prison island, not far removed from Alcatraz. Only it’s for those children who are sick and dying. And Liza is ready. She’s accepted her fate and she’s ready to go. When suddenly, she allowed to go to Anthem. And things aren’t much better in Anthem. The authority have everything under a tight scrutiny, and there she meets Jeremy and her whole world turns upside down. She’s suddenly given purpose and a meaning. And it isn’t because she’s found a man, it’s because of this man’s purpose.

Then we meet Tommy Hatter. He’s a weapon. Not just that he uses one, but he IS one. Only Tommy’s weapon isn’t easily controlled and doesn’t discriminate when it’s set loose. Tommy’s only real friend is a young girl named Joelle. And she scares people more than he does.

These two stay apart throughout the whole book until the last couple of chapters. There isn’t much in the way of romance, but this cross-genre book still reads like one. These two people are destined for greatness, even if they are only friends. (which I’m thinking is possible.)

I can’t really discuss much in the book without giving away some major plot points. I will tell you, you’re set up for the next book. I will also tell you that once you start on this book, you WILL.NOT.PUT.IT.DOWN. For reals. I read it all in one day. Not even the full day. Just a chunk of it. I’m probably going to read it again because I just KNOW I’m going to find something new and awesome about it.

Ms. Keys immerses you deep into her dystopian/post-apocalyptic world full of insanity and heart-break and hope. It’s really hard to classify this book. It’s definitely YA. After that, it crosses so many genre lines that it’s almost impossible to just pick two or three other areas. I positively LOVE this book. There aren’t enough words. For reals. So would I recommend this book, you may ask…..Why you ask such silly questions?!?!?! Of COURSE I do.
5 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Michael Chambers, Author
4.0 out of 5 stars Not your average dystopian novel...
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2015
Verified Purchase
I was given an ARC of Gods of Anthem to review by the author, and while I'm sure she sees it as a favor, I'm certain I came out ahead on this one.

I'm not usually much for dystopian or YA anything, but GoA had me hooked from the beginning. It's hard not to empathize with Liza as she struggles throughout the story to come to grips with her own existence, and Tommy, who wants nothing more than to be normal. The two of them redefine the term "unlikely allies" on their quest.

Rather than show us yet another band of survivors in a zombie apocalypse, we find the world having adapted to the crisis. Still, Gods of Anthem is no rosy, all-is-well, feel-good story, so brace yourself.

Logan Keys has penned an entertaining, cautionary tale about survival at any cost, with subtle jabs at the idea of totalitarian rule in the name of safety. A dark and disturbing, but still fun read that proves that not all YA fiction is light and without substance, Gods of Anthem will keep you enthralled from start to finish.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Cranky TBC
5.0 out of 5 stars Grips you from beginning to end
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2016
Verified Purchase
My girls said you have to read this book. It's on my top ten. So I picked it up mainly knowing that it was dystopian and that my girls never steer me wrong. The first few chapters were a bit of information overload and seemed like we were trying to cram some stuff in there quick but once that was out the way it was smooth sailing.

Liza was the daughter of a composer and a ballerina. Music has been her whole life until she gets sick with cancer and sent to live on an island where they claim to heal the sick. Meanwhile the countries are being overrun by zombies and nations are crumbling. Tommy is a soldier and he's been training to fight the hordes. He has an interesting "condition" so he fights slightly different than the others in his platoon. When he finally gets orders to head back to his home county hes elated yet sad. He has to leave behind JoJo his bitey little friend whos like a sibling to him. Once he reaches the mainland mayhem ensues.

I don't want to give too much away. I want people to go into it with an empty mind. The book has lots of character growth and learning about love. I went from rage to heartbreak in seconds.So many mysteries to unravel you're always second guessing yourself to the very end. Logan Keys weaves an interesting dystopian world. She makes you feel for these people as if they were your own. I cant wait to read the next book in the series.
7 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Nicole McCurdy (Emerald Book Reviews)
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb and suspenseful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2015
Verified Purchase
Nicole @ Nic's Novel Idea

I have an absolute aversion to anything sci-fi or post-apocolyptic so when the opportunity presented itself to review a book in a genre I really had no care for I was both eager to step out of my comfort zone as well as anxious as I was pretty much prejudiced against it from the start. However, I made it through chapter one, more than eager and interested to continue on.
Gods of Anthem is a YA dystopian novel set in a fairly bleak world riddled with illness and ruled through fear but with a band of a few brave warriors set to make their mark against those oppressors. It's in this strange altered world that Liza is sent back to, after having been exiled on an island for the sick. what was incredibly original about Gods of Anthem was the dual points of view in this new age. Liza is the oppressed heroine while mutated soldier Tommy is in training for the dark side of the law, tortured and brainwashed. Logan is able to give these two brilliant and unique protagonists their own distinctive voice and experiences, thus giving the reader an all encompassing thrill ride of a read.

'...He told me I balance his life. This is worrisome. What I don't tell him is that he's like four people in one and I'm in no position to balance that type of chaos. What I don't tell him is that he cuts me deeply by punishing me with his lack of visits for asking him the tough questions as a real friend might. Or how I've never been so angry in all my life when I'd realise that's what he'd done. What I don't say is, "How dare you!" And what he doesn't say, I notice, is that he's sorry."

Logan is a magician with words, each sentence she creates and the inner musings from her characters lures you in, lyrical and masterful and emotive- you're angry when you should be and upset or annoyed where it's warranted. The storyline is everything I should hate in a book and have in the past but somehow I have found myself needing more, more of Logan's incredibly mature prose and more of the stalwart and beautiful Liza and misunderstood and complicated Tommy. It's dark and angst-filled and simply stunning in every way. I can honestly say this book would make a terrific movie someday.
Report
Karis the reader
4.0 out of 5 stars So so good!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2015
Verified Purchase
OK. Imagine The Hunger Games and The Walking Dead had a baby. Then imagine The 5th Wave and The Avengers had a baby. Now imagine those 2 babies growing up and having their own baby. That, my friends, is Gods Of Anthem.

The writing style is so reminiscent of Rick Yancey that I was hooked from the get go. The characterization was just so on point, the world building was so fresh, despite its familiar qualities. And the action was perfect for a first book of a series. So often have I read books that give it all up in the opening novel that the sequels fall short. I really get the sense that Keys is holding back her best and building up for a gripping and explosive series. I'm so excited at what is next to come!

So lets get into the nitty gritty. My one thing that I wasn't super keen on was the only thing that stopped me from giving the book a full 5 stars, and that was the vampire element. Vampire's are not really my thing so I wasn't really into Joelle as a character, and at this point I think she could have not been there and it not have effected the story in any way. I'm happy to be proven wrong later in the series if she comes back into it in an important way later and the vampire element becomes integral, but for now, that was my only one downside.

Liza - Liza is a very interesting character, and whilst she wasn't my favourite, she made a great MC. I love how strong she is despite of how broken she is, and I love that she speaks up for injustice.

Jeremy - Well! I didn't see that coming! That is all I can say on this. Just READ it if you want to know what I mean!!!

Tommy - Tommy was by far my favourite character. I loved reading his story a bit more, loved how it came together at the end, literally cannot wait for the next book!

Nate - My favourite secondary character. I hope we see him again. I couldn't stop smiling when he pulled that baseball bat out from behind the crucifix! What a badass!

I'm pretty into Zombies, and I really liked the idea that in this world, you don't necessarily die from a zombie bite.

Ugh, I don't want to say too much and give spoilers, so I think I will stop with just this; To sum up - if you are into dystopian novels, love a good rebellion and likewise, into crossing genres, DEFINITELY read GODS OF ANTHEM!
Report
Lorraine
5.0 out of 5 stars A well paced page turner.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2015
Verified Purchase
Until nearly the end of the book, you go back and forth between two stories, told side by side from the point of view of two people, leading totally separate lives. You know they are going to link up, but you don't know how.

There's mystery, suspense, action and romance. Real characters with depth and emotions. Some amazing world-building and a unique plot.

There are some 'slow' moments, but that just gives you chance to breath.
All in all it's a well paced page turner.

The ending leaves a lot of questions unanswered, which sets you up for the next book.

I can't wait for the sequel!
Report
Kindle Customer
2.0 out of 5 stars It's okay
Reviewed in Canada on March 4, 2017
Verified Purchase
To be honest I did not like this story. It is well written. The characters are dysfunctional though that is due to the world they live in.
Report
Laura
5.0 out of 5 stars ZOMBIES!! and other really cool stuff.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2015
Verified Purchase
Do not read this book if you have something important to do --you won't be able to put it down. Very addictive book for fans of apocalyptic YA. Great characters, satisfying plot and some zombie action too. Whoop.
Report
Report an issue

Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report