Books like Last and First Men

Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon reads as philosophical, epic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley · 1932

Shares the maximal thread

69% genome match

The Dark Forest

Liu Cixin · 2008

Shares the maximal thread

69% genome match

Cities in Flight

James Blish · 1970

Shares the maximal thread

69% genome match

City at the End of Time

Greg Bear · 2008

Shares the maximal thread

69% genome match

Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2015

Shares the maximal thread

69% genome match

Childhood's End

Arthur C. Clarke · 1953

Both explore evolution & humanity

83% genome match

The Shape of Things to Come

H. G. Wells · 1933

Both explore future & progress

72% genome match

Back to Methuselah

George Bernard Shaw · 1921

Both explore evolution

68% genome match

Ring

Stephen Baxter · 1994

Both explore cosmic scale & evolution

67% genome match

Foundation and Empire

Isaac Asimov · 1952

Shares the maximal thread

69% genome match

God Emperor of Dune

Frank Herbert · 1981

Shares the maximal thread

69% genome match

Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein · 1961

Shares the maximal thread

69% genome match