The Last Evolution

The Last Evolution

The Last Evolution

John W. Jr. Campbell

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Bottom of the Hill Publishing
Año de edición:
2011
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Ciencia ficción
ISBN:
9781612039213
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'I am the last of my type existing today in all the Solar System. I, too, am the last existing who, in memory, sees the struggle for this System, and in memory I am still close to the Center of Rulers, for mine was the ruling type then. But I will pass soon, and with me will pass the last of my kind, a poor inefficient type, but yet the creators of those who are now, and will be, long after I pass forever. So I am setting down my record on the mentatype.'What will the final evolution be, and will we recognize it when it arrives? A thought provoking story on the ultimate destination of all life.John Wood Campbell, Jr. as an influential figure in American science fiction, editor of Astounding Science Fiction and generally credited with shaping Golden Age of Science Fiction. Isaac Asimov called Campbell 'the most powerful force in science fiction ever, and for the first ten years of his editorship he dominated the field completely.' 3

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