The Last Martian
This is Randor; standard date March sixth 2304.
It all started when I found Beldon on the floor—
No, I suppose it started earlier than that. It started the way most days do, with breakfast.
Randor is a mediocre scientist struggling to stand out on a planet where everyone is exceptional. But when a mystery illness sweeps through the Mars Colony, he’s finally special; he’s the last Martian.
He battles loneliness and despair for almost a decade, until he receives a signal from Proxima Centauri. With nothing but a hand-made ship, a dog, and seven rats, he chooses to travel alone across the vast emptiness of space, in the hopes of finding someone, anyone.
But space is deadly, and time is running out.
This is Randor; standard date March sixth 2304.
It all started when I found Beldon on the floor—
No, I suppose it started earlier than that. It started the way most days do, with breakfast.
Randor is a mediocre scientist struggling to stand out on a planet where everyone is exceptional. But when a mystery illness sweeps through the Mars Colony, he’s finally special; he’s the last Martian.
He battles loneliness and despair for almost a decade, until he receives a signal from Proxima Centauri. With nothing but a hand-made ship, a dog, and seven rats, he chooses to travel alone across the vast emptiness of space, in the hopes of finding someone, anyone.
But space is deadly, and time is running out.
The Last Martian is based on the short story “The Last Man on Mars“, written by Saffron several years ago. It is a thought provoking story about a man and his struggle to go on living even after losing everything. It also explores the bigger question; does the human race deserve to be remembered?