Last and First Men
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Narrated by:
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Stephen Greif
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By:
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Olaf Stapledon
About this listen
One of the most extraordinary, imaginative and ambitious novels of the century: a history of the evolution of humankind over the next 2 billion years. Among all science fiction writers Olaf Stapledon stands alone for the sheer scope and ambition of his work. First published in 1930, Last and First Men is full of pioneering speculations about evolution, terraforming, genetic engineering and many other subjects.
©1930 Olaf Stapledon (P)2012 Audible LtdWonderful Read
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but ultimately not interesting enough for my taste.
No story or characters, just a bunch of concepts and small events explaining the long story of humanity across 18 civilisations ...
impressive but not interesting
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Enjoyed the last quarter the most
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Excellent and thought provoking
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Nevertheless, I think it is a classic with ideas and thoughts that any fan of science fiction would appreciate.
Readers / listeners should be conscious that the book was written in 1930, some of the ideas where very groundbreaking at the time and still stand as a lesson to this day, other elements and attitudes have dated though. However, to be fair to the author, he does amusingly mention that he'd expect future generations to consider the book outdated in the prologue.
Star Maker came later and was even more groundbreaking on terms of creative writing and extraordinary ideas, nevertheless this one is still also worth the effort.
Worth the effort,
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