Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last Day | 2020 | Andrew Hunter Murray | Buy |
| 2 | The Sanctuary | 2022 | Andrew Hunter Murray | Buy |
Andrew Hunter Murray’s standalone novels include The Last Day (2020) and The Sanctuary (2022), both speculative fiction thrillers with high-concept premises. The Last Day takes place in a world where the Earth’s rotation has stopped, creating a permanently sunlit zone and a frozen dark side. The Sanctuary follows a character invited to an exclusive community that seems too good to be true.
Both novels combine world-building with thriller plotting, using their speculative premises to explore themes of power, isolation, and survival. Murray’s background as a researcher for QI gives his world-building a grounding in scientific plausibility, even when the central concepts are extreme.