Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future

Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future by Dougal Dixon presents a sweeping speculative history of the next five million years. This digital edition is delivered as a PDF and offers instant download after purchase.

First published in 1990, the book combines science, imagination, and detailed illustration. It follows Homo sapiens and the many modified descendants that arise through genetic alteration, adaptation, and environmental pressure.

Book Overview

Man After Man is an illustrated work of speculative evolution and future history. Written by Dougal Dixon, with illustrations by Philip Hood and a foreword by Brian Aldiss, it was originally published by St. Martin’s Press in New York in 1990.

The book treats the future as a factual record rather than a traditional novel. In its original print edition, the book runs 128 pages. It traces engineered and naturally evolved human descendants as they colonize space, form undersea societies, and endure an increasingly hostile Earth.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• A five-million-year sequence of future human evolution, from modified descendants to unfamiliar new species.
• Illustrations by Philip Hood that visualize each speculative descendant and its world.
• A foreword by Brian Aldiss on the history of future speculation and evolutionary thought.
• Scenarios involving space colonization, undersea communities, and survival in extreme environments.
• Themes of genetic alteration, adaptation, extinction, and the long-term fate of humanity.

Why This Book Matters

Man After Man extends the speculative approach Dixon developed in earlier works such as After Man and The New Dinosaurs. It applies evolutionary thinking to the human future, asking what might become of our species under artificial and natural pressures.

Brian Aldiss describes the book as startlingly original and sees it as a possible progenitor of a new kind of future record. It remains a reference point for speculative biology, future history, and science fiction.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping. After purchase, you will receive immediate access to the PDF file.

The book can be read on suitable Kindle apps, tablets, desktops, mobile devices, and PDF reading applications.

FAQ

How do I access the book after purchase?
You will receive instant access to the PDF download after completing your purchase.

Will a physical copy be shipped?
No. This is a digital edition, and no printed book will be mailed.

Which devices can I use?
The PDF works with compatible reading apps on tablets, computers, and smartphones, including Kindle apps that support PDF files.

Add this compelling speculative history to your digital library and explore one vision of humanity’s distant future.

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