All Tomorrows, one of the first works that come to mind when speculative evolution is mentioned in the science fiction world, has finally taken its place on the shelves for Turkish readers. This cult work, which has become a phenomenon in internet culture for years, thousands of videos have been prepared on it and is an indispensable part of discussion forums, discusses the billion-year future of humanity with the shocking vision of C.
M. Kösemen (Cevdet Mehmet Kösemen). The book, published under the label Karakarga Publications, is not only a science fiction novel, but also an illustrated anthropological report on human nature, genetic intervention and the cruelty of the universe. All Tomorrows, Humanity’s One Billion Year Journey, tells the tragic and fascinating adventure that began after humanity broke away from Earth and spread throughout the galaxy.
The story reaches its breaking point when humanity is confronted by a mysterious alien race with god-like powers and advanced genetic engineering capabilities called the “Qu.” Reshaping people according to his own wishes, Qu creates grotesque human types, each suitable for the harsh conditions of different planets and his own perverse sense of aesthetics. Throughout the book they read; It witnesses dozens of different evolutionary deviations, from flying humans to sea creatures with filters, from mindless organisms living in colonies to consciousness trapped in mechanical bodies.
C. M. Kösemen’s detailed illustrations both frighten and fascinate the reader by presenting these species not only as elements of fear but as biological realities. Grotesque Combination of Science and Imagination As award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky stated, Kösemen’s work is a mixture of scientific intelligence and limitless imagination. This rare example of speculative evolution argues that being human is a matter of essence, beyond biological form.
While the book shows how much genetic interventions and environmental factors can change the body, it also reveals the determination of the consciousness inside that body to survive. This version prepared specifically for the Turkish edition; It includes the author’s original drawings, special notes on genres, previously unpublished sections from his sketchbook, and the foreword written by Kösemen for the Turkish edition.
This intense 152-page journey pushes the reader to re-question his own existence and the distant future of his species. C. M. Kösemen: The Well-Known Name of Speculative Evolution Born in 1984, artist and writer C. M. Kösemen, after completing his education in the USA and England, built his career on surrealist painting, scientific drawings of prehistoric creatures and advertising writing. The global success he achieved with All Tomorrows made him one of the most important representatives of the speculative evolution genre in the world.
This work of the artist is considered a shocking masterpiece that reminds us that every extinction in the universe contains a new beginning.
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