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Last and First Men
Last and First Men | Olaf Stapledon
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"No book before or since has ever had such an impact upon my imagination," declared 2001 author Arthur C. Clarke of this masterpiece of science fiction. An imaginative, ambitious history of humanity's future that spans billions of years, this 1930 epic abounds in prescient speculations. A must-read for scholars of the genre.
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Last and First Men | Olaf Stapledon
Mehso-so

Many millions of years hence, the most evolved form of humans, having learnt that the Sun is about to become a supernova, send back a message to us about the historical and evolutionary path from us to them.

It is a novel of ideas rather than of character or plot since we rarely see individuals rather than historical movements and descriptions of types of human. I found it compelling if somewhat heavy-going at times, but I am so glad it is done

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Renewable energy in 1930

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