The Last Second

Name: The Last Second
Author: Selmir

by Selmir

Owen Rusk can see exactly how much time every person has left to live.

Psychological Supernatural Thriller Mystery Mortality Suspense

Owen Rusk wakes to find countdowns floating above everyone he sees. At first the numbers look impossible; then one reaches zero. Knowing the time left on every life turns ordinary choices into unbearable calculations and leads Owen toward people who may have encountered the same phenomenon before him.

Structure: 18 + Epilogue
Words: 16,969
Reading time: 1 hr 14 min
Audio: Browser TTS

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Content information

Death · Violence · Strong Language · Psychological Themes

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Characters

Owen Rusk

Observer

A young man forced to live with precise countdowns over the heads of everyone around him.

Malik

Owen's Roommate

Owen's roommate and the first person whose impossible countdown he sees.

Arthur Pell

Researcher

A man who recognizes that Owen's experience belongs to a larger and stranger history.

Dr. Cora Morrow

Researcher

A scientist connected to earlier attempts to understand the countdown phenomenon.

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Chapters

19 entries · 16,969 words

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