Last and First Men
This masterpiece of science fiction by British philosopher and writer Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950) is an imaginative, ambitious history of humanity's future that spans billions of years. "No book before or since has ever had such an impact upon my imagination," declared Arthur C. Clarke, author of...
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This masterpiece of science fiction by British philosopher and writer Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950) is an imaginative, ambitious history of humanity's future that spans billions of years. "No book before or since has ever had such an impact upon my imagination," declared Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey. A must-read for scholars of the genre, this 1930 epic a
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Science Fiction Book Club
Pages no: 264
Edition language: English
I had not heard of this book until I decided I wanted to read through the SF Masterworks list. Boy am I glad I did. I am amazed that someone in 1930 could write this story.In this novel Stapledon gives the history of the human race from the near future to the end 2 billion years in the future coveri...
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