Mary Shelley

The Last Man

Dystopian novel set in the future depicting civilization's collapse through plague and war

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Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley is widely regarded as the mother of science fiction, having written Frankenstein at the age of eighteen. Her novel explored themes of creation, responsibility, and the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition. She also wrote the post-apocalyptic novel The Last Man.

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