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|range = P.R.O.B.E. (series) | |range = P.R.O.B.E. (series) | ||
|series in range = Out of the Shadows (anthology) | |series in range = Out of the Shadows (anthology) | ||
|series number in range = 1 | |series number in range = 1 | ||
|number in series = 6 | |number in series = 6 | ||
|main character | |main character = [[Agamya Akhtar]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Erasmus Greatorix]], [[Yssgaroth]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Chhatak]], [[Bangladesh]], [[2019]] | ||
|writer | |writer = Hunter O'Connell | ||
|editor | |editor = [[James Hornby]], [[Genevieve Clovis]] | ||
|anthology | |anthology = Out of the Shadows (anthology) | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Arcbeatle Press | ||
|release date | |release date = 12 October 2021 | ||
|series | |series = ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' short stories | ||
|prev | |prev = A Honeycomb of Souls (short story) | ||
|next | |next = The One That Got Away (short story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth short story in the anthology ''[[Out of the Shadows (anthology)|Out of the Shadows]]'', published by [[Arcbeatle Press]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth short story in the anthology ''[[Out of the Shadows (anthology)|Out of the Shadows]]'', published by [[Arcbeatle Press]]. | ||
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* The [[Codex Gigas]] was written in the thirteenth century during the height of the [[Czech Republic]]. A monk called upon the [[Yssgaroth|Prince of Darkness]] and made a [[Faustian pact]] and sold his soul to complete the manuscript in time. | * The [[Codex Gigas]] was written in the thirteenth century during the height of the [[Czech Republic]]. A monk called upon the [[Yssgaroth|Prince of Darkness]] and made a [[Faustian pact]] and sold his soul to complete the manuscript in time. | ||
* Teddy's parents work on an [[oil rig]] near Chhatak. | * Teddy's parents work on an [[oil rig]] near Chhatak. | ||
* Agamya contacts her mother using [[Discord]]. | * Agamya contacts her mother using [[Discord (software)|Discord]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 30 December 2023
The Last Few Pages was the sixth short story in the anthology Out of the Shadows, published by Arcbeatle Press.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Agamya Akhtar
- Azacca Dixon
- Teddy Bartson
- Derek Bartson
- Erasmus Greatorix
- Mrs. Akhtar
- Agamya's first sister
- Agamya's second sister
- Mahdi
- Agamya's first aunt
- Agamya's aunts
- Agamya's uncles
- Giles
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Erasmus communicates with the Yssgaroth as a singular entity, which he described as an ancient and a demon.
- Agamya has an office in the P.R.O.B.E. Archive.
- Az reads the posts from Bangladesh using Google Translate.
- Az has the password for the MI6 global surveillance grid.
- Az says that the Ryugu Network is stable.
- Agamya predicts something evil is happening in Bangladesh, experiencing a sensation of something feeling wrong or evil, like it crawled out of the pits of Jahannam.
- Chhatak, Agamya's home village doesn't have a population as high as Dhaka, but is large for a town of its size.
- Chhatak is surrounded by the Surma River.
- Az and Agamya drive a Toyota to Chhatak.
- Az compares Erasmus to Aleister Crowley.
- The Codex Gigas was written in the thirteenth century during the height of the Czech Republic. A monk called upon the Prince of Darkness and made a Faustian pact and sold his soul to complete the manuscript in time.
- Teddy's parents work on an oil rig near Chhatak.
- Agamya contacts her mother using Discord.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Giles and Az have had an excursion with the Weasels at CERN. (PROSE: The Weasels and the Warpfield)
- Agamya thinks Erasmus Greatorix's name sounds eerily familiar to something she heard Giles talk about from Dr Haggard’s days. This is a reference to Isaac Greatorex from HOMEVID: The Devil of Winterborne and Ghosts of Winterborne)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Last Few Pages page at Arcbeatle Press
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