A review by rick_k
Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon

2.0

Similar plotless travelogue style to [b:Star Maker|3470223|Star Maker|Olaf Stapledon|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|1631492], but less compelling. In this book Olaf envisions the future of human evolution. I think it offers a valuable lesson when writing speculative fiction; small biases become exaggerated when extrapolated. Stapledon failed to incorporate evolutionary biology, anthropology, and sociology known at the time, then heaped on his own flawed characterization of gender, race and psychology. The result offers little that is compelling to a modern reader, but credit is due for all the great science fiction writers he inspired.