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* [[Martian (The Last Martian)|Martian creature]] | * [[Martian (The Last Martian)|Martian creature]] | ||
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* Iris wonders if she's in [[1950s]] [[Kansas]] or [[Iowa]]. | * Iris wonders if she's in [[1950s]] [[Kansas]] or [[Iowa]]. | ||
* Iris' [[Celestial Omnibus]] had a [[Maelstrom engine]]. | * Iris' [[Celestial Omnibus]] had a [[Maelstrom engine]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Celestial Omnibus]] travels through [[time wind]]s | * The [[Celestial Omnibus]] travels through [[time wind]]s in [[the Maelstrom]]. Time winds were first mentioned in the ''Doctor Who'' story, [[TV]]: {{cs|Warriors' Gate (TV story)}}. According to [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}}, the Celestial Omnibus let in time winds as it travelled. The bus travelled in the Maelstrom in several ''Iris Wildthyme'' stories, including [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enter Wildthyme (novel)}} and {{cs|Elementary, My Dear Sheila (short story)}}. | ||
{{Iris Wildthyme series}} | {{Iris Wildthyme series}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:43, 30 August 2024
The Last Martian was the eighth story in the anthology Iris Wildthyme of Mars. It was written by Rachel Churcher.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Iris wonders if she's in 1950s Kansas or Iowa.
- Iris' Celestial Omnibus had a Maelstrom engine.
- Locations on Mars include Locust City and Coyote's Casino.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The version of Mars featured in this story resembles that from Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. The story features several allusions to stories in The Martian Chronicles:
- the Blue Sail Automotive Company is named after the blue sails of Martian sand ships in The Off Season.
- speaking of Martian commerce, Walt mentions suitcases and hot dogs, alluding to The Luggage Store and The Off Season.
- the dating of 1 September 2005 places The Last Martian in the same month as The Martian, which also features a lone child-like Martian struggling to survive on a human-occupied Mars.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Celestial Omnibus travels through time winds in the Maelstrom. Time winds were first mentioned in the Doctor Who story, TV: Warriors' Gate [+]Loading...["Warriors' Gate (TV story)"]. According to PROSE: Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"], the Celestial Omnibus let in time winds as it travelled. The bus travelled in the Maelstrom in several Iris Wildthyme stories, including PROSE: Enter Wildthyme [+]Loading...["Enter Wildthyme (novel)"] and Elementary, My Dear Sheila [+]Loading...["Elementary, My Dear Sheila (short story)"].
