All Tomorrows
A Billion Year Chronicle of the Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man
Ratings39
Average rating4.2
Despite the slew of tragedy in this masterfully creative work, I can't help but feel a sense of underlying optimism and human spirit in perseverance. Slight Mass Effect vibes á la Reapers, and another reminder that our own creations/reliance on tech will lead to our downfall—as every scifi story has depicted.
HOLY FUCk. I feel sick with a lump in my throat, sustained goosebumps at the back of my head and wet eyes. I picked it as cheap sci-fi. But damnn.
What happened to humanity does not matter. Like every story, it was a temporary one.
Man the book was so profound. And it's more philosophical than i ever would have thought.
Are we not a blip in existence. Ours may not be a coherent ending but it does not need to.
Fuck i am overwhelmed.
For a one-person project, All Tomorrows is absolutely incredible. Kosemen envisions what would happen if human beings were genetically engineered by a race of superior space aliens, then left to evolve on their own over hundreds of millions of years. His creatures and narrative are highly creative, and the quality of his illustrations is very good. Many of the post-humans presented in the book are very memorable, with my favorite being the Pterosapiens. My issues are with the book's presentation—the writing and formatting prevent complete immersion in Kosemen's imagined worlds, and the book absolutely would have benefitted from the help of a professional editor. I would be very excited to see a new edition with revised text and illustrations, but as it currently stands, All Tomorrows is better experienced through Alt Shift X's summary on YouTube, which covers all important details from the book.