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Last and First Men/Star Maker

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Olaf Stapledon
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The greatest future histories in science fiction. In Last and First Men the protagonist is "mankind" in an ultimate definition — intelligence. Star Maker, in a sense its sequel, is... Show More

The greatest future histories in science fiction. In Last and First Men the protagonist is "mankind" in an ultimate definition — intelligence. Star Maker, in a sense its sequel, is concerned with the history of intelligence in the entire cosmos.

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Number of Pages: 438

ISBN: 0486219623

ISBN-13: 9780486219622

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Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen · Dec 23, 2021
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Olaf Stapledon's Last and First Men, a "future history" of 18 successive species of humanity, and Star Maker, an outline history of the Universe.
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Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon might be an underrated work of science fiction. He influenced Arthur C Clarke.
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