# The Fifth Men — Last and First Men character guide

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

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** the Fifth Men, Evanescence The Fifth Men, The Cult of Evanescence The Fifth Men, the long-lived Fifth Men

**First appearance:** 0051-iii-the-fifth-men

## Who they are

A long-lived species that develops the cult of evanescence and explores time and space.

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