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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
When Iris and Panda crash-land in a suburban garden, she assumes they’ve landed in the American Midwest, sometime in the mid-twentieth century.  The news that they’re on Mars, and that the damage to the bus is too severe for the local mechanics to fix, comes as a shock. Before long, Iris, Panda, and their new friends are racing across the red planet in search of the only person who can help – and running headlong into a dangerous quest to save the last Martian.
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Iris Wildthyme]]
* [[Iris Wildthyme]]
* [[Panda]]
* [[Panda]]
* [[Anna (The Last Martian)|Anna]]
* [[Dot (The Last Martian)|Dot]]
* [[Joy (The Last Martian)|Joy]]
* [[Walt (The Last Martian)|Walt]]
* [[Creek (The Last Martian)|Creek]]
* [[Krystal (The Last Martian)|Krystal]]
* [[Coyote (The Last Martian)|Mr Coyote]]
* [[Martian (The Last Martian)|Martian creature]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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* 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 ==
== Notes ==
‘The Last Martian’ is an homage to Ray Bradbury’s ''The Martian Chronicles'' – one of the author’s favourite books. There are several direct references: the Blue Sail Automotive Company; the comment about cars, suitcases, and hot dogs; the clapboard houses and 1950s fashions; and the physical form of the last Martian. “The opportunity to throw a presence as disruptive as Iris Wildthyme into Bradbury’s small-town version of Mars was too good an opportunity to turn down”, Rachel explained. “The story was a lot of fun to write, and I like to think that Iris leaves Mars a little better, and a little more adventurous, than it was before she arrived.
* The version of [[Mars]] featured in this story resembles that from [[Ray Bradbury]]'s {{Wi|The Martian Chronicles}}. The story features several allusions to stories in ''The Martian Chronicles'':
** the [[Blue Sail Automotive Company]] is named after the [[blue]] [[sail]]s of Martian sand ships in ''The Off Season''.
** speaking of Martian commerce, [[Walt (The Last Martian)|Walt]] mentions [[suitcase]]s and [[hot dog]]s, 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 ==
== Continuity ==
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* 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)}}.
 
== External links ==
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{{Iris Wildthyme series}}
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[[Category:Iris Wildthyme of Mars short stories]]
[[Category:Iris Wildthyme of Mars short stories]]
[[Category:Short stories set on Mars]]
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[[Category:Stories set in 2005]]

Latest revision as of 17:43, 30 August 2024

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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]]

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]]