# The Eighth Men — Last and First Men character guide

> The Eighth Men in Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Eighth Men, The giant Eighth Men

**First appearance:** 0060-ii-the-flying-men

## Who they are

A giant human species that exists in the sequence of evolving humanity.

## In the story

### [III: A Minor Astronomical Event](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/iii-a-minor-astronomical-event)

The dominant species on Venus, engineers and scientists who detect the solar catastrophe and plan the migration to Neptune.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/characters/the_eighth_men
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/characters