The Last Civilian
Novelette 7,622 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source
"You, on the day of your birth. You blink into existence, and the first thing you hear is: We are at war with the Uilai. The Uilai must be eliminated. Well, “hear” is an understatement, for the sentiment is injected through multiple channels: auditory, visual, synaptic. These words are your prime truth."
Content warnings 3
abuseviolencewar
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.