Last and First Men vs Tales of space and time: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Science fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Last and First Men

Last and First Men Olaf Stapledon · 1930 ★★★★☆ 3.8 Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tales of space and time

Tales of space and time H. G. Wells · 1899 ★★★★☆ 3.7 205 pages · ≈ 3 h 48 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Last and First Men is the easier read (Challenging), Tales of space and time more demanding (Demanding).

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