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{{Short Story
|title      = The Last Child
|cover      = Wastelands-3-680x1020.jpg
|anthology  = Wastelands III
|published  = 2019
|pages      = 10 pages
|library    = https://scottsigler.com/book/wastelands-3/
}}
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[[The Last Child]] is a short story that extends the [[Generations Trilogy]]. It was published in 2019 in the anthology [[Wastelands III|Wastelands: The New Apocalypse]].

==Summary==
During the final battle of Uchmal in [[Alone]], [[Em Savage]] sent troops of fighters out from the city to engage the enemy as a delaying tactic. This allowed the time necessary for fuel to be synthesized so the Birthday Children could evacuate their home.

[[The Last Child]] is a story about one group of fighters as they struggle to return to the city in order to board the leaving troop ships and evacuate.

==Background==
On August 25, 2018, the idea for a new story was solicited by from the members of the Sigler Junkies group on Facebook<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/SiglerJunkies/permalink/1056144041210827/ Sigler Junkies Facebook group thread]'</ref>, when Scott Sigler asked for ideas to write for a new anthology focusing on an apocalypse.

<blockquote>''In the meantime! I have another short story due. This one is about an apocalypse. Can be pre-, during or post-apocalypse. The anthology editors would love it if I did one from the Siglerverse.<br>So I ask you, Junkies, for any idea. What's a good "apocalypse" within the existing Siglerverse in which I could set a short story? I would likely use secondary characters or brand new characters. It can be anything, from the Kissyman Era, Modern Day Era (INFECTED, EARTHCORE, etc), Crypt Era or GFL Era.''</blockquote>

Prizes of "free books" were awarded to the Junkies who provided the story idea. Winning Junkies were (in no particular order):
*Daryl Delancy
*Scott Clutter
*Nathan Joslin
*John Gunn

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| '''''Trivia''''': ''When the story was originally submitted to the anthology editor, it was titled '''Abandoned'''. The story name was changed prior to publication.''
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==Characters==
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! Name !! Gender !! Caste || Information
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| Oscar Vanev || Male || Service || The story is told from his point-of-view
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| B. Bureau || Male || Service || Armed with hatchet
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| Y. Pajari || Female || Service || Mortally wounded from Abernessian mortar round
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| B. Marija || Female || Might || Armed with Abernessian rifle and folding scythe
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| S. Eadburgh || Unknown || Unknown || Killed by Abernessian bullet
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| J. Nikole || Unknown || Unknown || Killed by Abernessian knife through the heart
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==See Also==
*[[Alive]]
*[[Alight]]
*[[Alone]]
*[[Generations Trilogy]]

==References==
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{{Scott Sigler Short Stories}}

[[Category:Short Stories]]