"What strange creatures might evolve in a distant future after the extinction of man? This is the question renowned science writer Dougal Dixon posed 40 years ago when After Man was first published to wide critical acclaim. In this celebratory 40th anniversary edition, Dixon has revisited his seminal work of speculative zoology, updating the text based on subsequent scientific discoveries and presenting a new afterword with never before seen sketches and production material."--Page 4 of cover.