Zach Gilbert is a depressed, alcoholic college student attempting to finish up his undergraduate degree at Drake University. This is his story. Follow along with Zach as he struggles with his inner demons, meets new people, spends time with his friends and enemies, and even becomes acquainted with a ghost. Drawing heavily upon real experiences and real people from the author's life and culminating in a project more than 10 years in the making, The Last Semester is a tale of solitude, friendship, self-doubt, addiction, and perseverance. In the second novel from Andrew Charles Fischer, Zach finds that every crowning achievement comes with a cost.