What promise does evolutionary theory hold for human nature? In this Utopian novel, major steps in evolutionary theory are re-imagined as Muses inspiring successive future societies, each dramatically different from the one before. Social Darwinism may have inspired eugenics and Nazi racial policies, and appears here reliving its gruesome history. But the genetic account of evolution and the evolution of culture are both shown raising human nature to new heights.

The year is 6991AD. Student Gregory Dumont first carries us through the Great Collapse of the Modern World, then traces human nature as it becomes rebuilt around successive stages in evolutionary theory.

Set "Father..." as a challenging introduction for students to the multi-disciplinary study of evolution. This fascinating blend of stories and historical narratives will also delight  readers eager for new additions to the classic tradition of the Utopian novel.