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Kim Rendall will not yield to the tyranny of the power-madrulers of Alphin III. 
Branded an outlaw, he is in danger of psychological torture worse than death from the Disiplinary Circuit, which keeps the masses in check.
His one hope lies in the Starshine, an outmoded spaceship. 
In a world where teleportation is the norm, no one travels by interstellar vessel anymore. 
Rendall plans to use the Starshine to save his girlfriend and himself -- and possibly his entire planet!
The Spaceship which brought the Teleport gates to the planet is in a Museum but lacks the essential ingredent to function, "Hafium" the central individual in the story is trying to escape the planet, but knows that he is registered on the teleport machines and any travel by teleport will send him to a one way trip to a prison planet where no one returns. He needs to rescue his fiancee, eScape and rescue some of his friends on the prison planet.

 By Donna L. Pohlman on March 18, 2013

Format: Paperback

THE LAST SPACESHIP was a real disappointment. Usually, I'm a clear Leinster fan. Some of his books are great, e.g. THE WAR WITH THE GIZMOS and THE OTHER SIDE OF HERE. Most stand up to another reading 50 years later. This one doesn't. It does not cohere. It is repetitious. Characters are so flat that they be invisible from the side. The ideas are sometimes interesting. The weaponry is somewhat imaginative. However the presentation, quite frankly, put me to sleep. I found myself not caring about millions screaming and whole worlds dying. Primarily this is due to the shallow presentation. We never get into the tale. There's a love story, but so insipid that it's meaningless and footsore rather that heartfelt. Leinster is usually very clever in resolving problems, e.g. THE MUTANT PLAGUE and "First Contact."

 Although he tries machinations here, they are not convincing. He talks a lot but exhibits minimal depth. I'm at an age where I feel that I no longer have the time to finish the unreadable. I finished this one. I would have been better off reading elsewhere. If I'd had a time machine and read this review, I wouldn't have bothered.