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All Tomorrows

📖 Overview

All Tomorrows is a science fiction work by Turkish artist C. M. Kosemen that chronicles humanity's evolution across a billion-year timespan. The narrative follows human civilization as it spreads across the galaxy, encounters alien species, and undergoes radical biological transformations. The book combines elements of speculative evolution, hard science fiction, and cosmic horror through detailed scientific explanations and original illustrations by the author. Kosemen presents the story as a historical document from the far future, documenting the numerous branches of post-human species and their varying fates. The scope encompasses interplanetary colonization, genetic engineering, alien contact, and the fundamental nature of consciousness and identity. Despite the vast timeframe and multiple civilizations covered, the focus remains on how humanity adapts and persists through extreme circumstances. This unconventional work explores themes of technological hubris, biological determinism, and the cyclic nature of civilization through its clinical documentation of humanity's descendants. The format challenges traditional narrative structures while raising questions about the definition of human nature.

👀 Reviews

Readers describe All Tomorrows as a dark yet imaginative exploration of human evolution. The book maintains a 4.35/5 rating on Goodreads across 2,800+ ratings. Readers praise: - Unique fusion of hard science fiction with body horror elements - Detailed scientific explanations behind evolutionary changes - Haunting artwork that complements the narrative - Compact length that doesn't overstay its welcome Common criticisms: - Clinical, detached writing style can feel cold - Some evolutionary jumps strain scientific credibility - Limited character development - Abrupt ending that leaves questions unanswered "The illustrations will stay with me forever," notes one Goodreads reviewer, while another calls it "deeply unsettling but impossible to put down." Review scores: Goodreads: 4.35/5 (2,800+ ratings) Amazon: 4.6/5 (240+ ratings) LibraryThing: 4.1/5 (50+ ratings) The book has developed a following on social media, with readers frequently sharing and discussing the artwork and evolutionary concepts.

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Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear Charts the transformation of human colonists into new forms through genetic engineering and adaptation to space environments.

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky Explores the parallel evolution of uplifted spiders and transformed humans as they develop civilizations on separate worlds.

🤔 Interesting facts

🔹 The book was originally self-published online in 2006 and gained a cult following through forums and social media before receiving wider recognition. 🔹 C. M. Kosemen, also known by his pen name Nemo Ramjet, is a Turkish artist and researcher who specializes in paleoart and speculative evolution. 🔹 The book features 40 distinct post-human species, including the "Colonials" who evolved into living architecture and the "Modular People" who could separate and recombine their body parts. 🔹 Each evolutionary branch in the story unfolds over roughly 560 million years - approximately the same timespan as complex life has existed on Earth. 🔹 The author drew inspiration from both evolutionary biology and the cosmic horror genre, particularly the works of H.P. Lovecraft, in creating the book's atmosphere of existential uncertainty.