# The Ninth Men — Last and First Men character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Ninth Men

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

## Who they are

A human species in the sequence, mentioned in the future history.

## In the story

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

A specially designed human species transported to Neptune to carry on civilization.

### [XIV: Neptune](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/xiv-neptune)

The first Neptunian species, a dwarf type poorly adapted to the planet's gravity and volcanic activity, eventually degenerating into subhuman forms.

### [II: Da Capo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/ii-da-capo)

The frail dwarf species created by the Venerians for Neptune, which fell into savagery and eventually devolved.

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