# Last and First Men, abridged edition

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- Authors: [Olaf Stapledon](https://www.bookquiver.com/olaf-stapledon), [Matthew De Abaitua](https://www.bookquiver.com/matthew-de-abaitua)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2026-08-25

## Description

A dazzling work of science fiction to which Dune, the Foundation trilogy, and 2001: A Space Odyssey owe a major debt. Narrated telepathically by one of the Last Men, Olaf Stapledon’s epic history...

## Editions

### Last and First Men, abridged edition

- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6205-462-1
- Pages: 300
- Published: 2026-08-25
- Language: en_US