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The Final Men

H. G. Wells

First published March 1940
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series H. G. Wells' Time Machine Universe

The time traveller arrives in the distant future to find humanity degenerated to rabbit-like creatures, and arthropods developed into large armored centipede-like creatures.

This was listed as "The Final Men (excerpt)" at one point but is actually just called "The Final Men": it IS an excerpt, but an excerpt of "The Time Machine", original magazine version only. Retitled (and this note added) so that people don't go looking for a full novel called "The Final Men".

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1940 The Final Men Robert W. Loundes Chapbook
August 1976 Cover Perry Rhodan #101: Blockade: Lepso Ace Books MAGAZINE 162
April 1997 Cover Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts General Publishing Group Anthology 178
September 2000 Cover Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts, Millennium Edition Sense of Wonder Press Anthology 178