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Final One

A solitary character who stands as the absolute last surviving remnant of an entire community, culture, or species.

The crushing weight of being the last. The profound loneliness of carrying the memory of everyone and everything lost. The existential dread of being the final echo of a vanished world.

Books

The Clan of the Cave BearJean M. Auel
The Last UnicornPeter S. Beagle
I am LegendRichard Matheson
The Last HeroTerry Pratchett
The Man in the MazeRobert Silverberg
Remnant PopulationElizabeth Moon
The Last WerewolfGlen Duncan
SilverhairStephen Baxter
The BearAndrew Krivak
IcebonesStephen Baxter
Old SoldiersDavid Weber
The last son of DornDavid Guymer
The Last DodoJacqueline Rayner
LongtuskStephen Baxter
NightpeopleAnthony Eaton
EarthchildDoris Piserchia
Heirs of EarthSean Williams
The TeryF. Paul Wilson
The Last WizardTanya Huff
Crisped + SereT. J. Klune
The Passing of the GodsDavid C. Smith
The Last JediMaya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Agviq: The WhaleMichael Armstrong
The WallMarlen Haushofer
UmbernightUmbernightCarolyn Ives Gilman
Burning the LadderBurning the LadderAdam-Troy Castro
A Ceremony of LossesDavid Mack
Cradle of the SunBrian Stableford
At the End of the WorldCharles E. Gannon
Green PhoenixThomas Burnett Swann

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