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A review by dknippling
Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon
4.0
A future history of mankind spanning billions of years.
If The Worm Ouroboros was a turning point in fantasy, Last and First Men seems to have a similar place in SF. I can't count the number of later novel seeds I spotted. This is brilliant.
However, it's also barely readable, ponderously pedantic and preachy, and I skimmed a lot. It's like people had to write inventive reactions to this book, just to give a tiny fraction of an idea here or there from Last and First Men room to breathe.
Recommended for SF writers. This is one long writing prompt.
If The Worm Ouroboros was a turning point in fantasy, Last and First Men seems to have a similar place in SF. I can't count the number of later novel seeds I spotted. This is brilliant.
However, it's also barely readable, ponderously pedantic and preachy, and I skimmed a lot. It's like people had to write inventive reactions to this book, just to give a tiny fraction of an idea here or there from Last and First Men room to breathe.
Recommended for SF writers. This is one long writing prompt.