Last and First Men

This masterpiece of science fiction by British philosopher and writer Olaf Stapledon (18861950) 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 of2001: A Space Odyssey. A must-read for scholars of the genre, this 1930 epic abounds in prescient speculations.

A preeminent figure of British science fiction, Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) wrote several influential novels. Praised by H. G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, and Virginia Woolf, Stapledon's works introduced such innovative concepts as genetic engineering and terraforming.

Foreword to the (Original) American EditionPrefaceIntroduction, by One of the Last MenThe Chronicle1. Balkan Europe2. Europe's Downfall3. America and China4. An Americanized Planet5. The Fall of the First Man6. Transition7. The Rise of the Second Men8. The Martians9. Earth and Mars10. The Third Men in the Wilderness11. Man Remakes Himself12. The Last Terrestrials13. Humanity on Venus14. Neptune15. The Last Men16. The Last of ManDiagrams

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