The Last of the Mohicans and ultimately capture the Huron village, but Magua escapes with Cora and two other Hurons; Uncas, Hawk-eye, and Heyward pursue them up to a high mountain. In a fight at the edge of a cliff, Cora, Uncas, and Magua are killed. The novel concludes with a lengthy account of the funerals of Uncas and Cora, and Hawk-eye reaffirms his friendship with Chingachgook. Tamenund prophesies: "The pale-faces are masters of the earth, and the time of the red-men has not yet come again...". According to Susan Fenimore Cooper, the author's eldest daughter, Cooper first conceived the idea for the book while
The Last Book in the Universe story previously written by the author in a collection called "Tomorrowland". The story was also influenced greatly by Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451". "The Last Book in the Universe" has received mixed reviews. Many critics praised the novel for its involving plot. Debbie Carton, a reviewer from "Booklist", called it a "fast-paced adventure" with a "moving conclusion" and "memorable characters." A number of critics agreed: "Scholastic" called the story "chilling and inspiring." A reviewer from "Publishers Weekly" wrote, "[the book's] futuristic dialect combined with striking descriptions of a postmodern civilization will convincingly transport readers to Spaz's world." However, Susan L. Rogers