Last and First Men, & Star Maker: Two Science-fiction NovelsThe 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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Last and First Men, & Star Maker: Two Science-fiction Novels Olaf Stapledon No preview available - 1968 |
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