The Last Canadian

The Last Canadian is a 1974 science fiction novel[1] by William C. Heine about the adventures of Eugene Arnprior after North America is devastated by a plague. The U.S. release of the novel was titled Death Wind.

The Last Canadian
AuthorWilliam C. Heine
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction
PublisherPocket Book of Canada
Publication date
1974
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages253
ISBN978-0-7701-0087-2
Called Death Wind (US)

Plot introduction

A 1970s Cold War apocalyptic story where Eugene Arnprior, an engineer living in Montreal, who after learning of a fast spreading airborne virus, moves his wife and two sons to an isolated cabin in Northern Quebec.[2]

Movie

Though the 1998 movie The Patriot is credited as an adaptation of William C. Heine's novel The Last Canadian, it shares virtually no similarities with the novel except the idea of a deadly virus. No character names, events, or even locations appear in both the book and the film.[3]

Explanation of title

Eugene Arnprior had just received in the mail a notice of his Canadian citizenship when the plague struck. Therefore, he considered himself The Last Canadian.

gollark: It just costs lots.
gollark: Well, you can get pocket x86 things with keyboards.
gollark: You mean "smartphones"?
gollark: You remind me of my friend who found out that you could press arbitrary buttons on certain Casio calculators by pressing three buttons in very precise patterns when turning it on, or I think four or more to do so while on.
gollark: Yes, since there are obviously finitely many of them.

References
  1. D.F. McCourt. "A History of Canadian Science Fiction in Three Little Known Novels". aescifi.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. "The Last Canadian - London Public Library". londonpubliclibrary.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. Vern (March 2012). Seagalogy: A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal. London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-0857687227.


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