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Civilization Builder Set. The Book, Babylon & Octopolis

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Set that pairs essentials:

  • The Book is a hand-illustrated guide to the discoveries, inventions, and social systems that have shaped humanity. A celebration of human creativity, crafted by artists, writers, and researchers.
  • Babylon is a puzzle with unique knife design inspired by The Last Book, a visionary guide to humanity’s eternal quest for meaning and survival that invites you to reconstruct fragments of knowledge, myth, and imagination as you assemble the legendary city.
  • Octopolis is an immersive journey into the multiverse of The Book. Piece it together to reveal Lev Kaplan’s breathtaking illustrations, and complete your adventure with an exclusive collectible coin.

Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Hazel ★★★★★

The hand-illustrated pages alone are worth it—every spread feels like its own little museum. Babylon and Octopolis sections had me flipping back and forth all weekend, and the book's structure makes it easy to dive into whichever era you're curious about.

Adam Q. ★★★★★

I kept coming back to Babylon after dinner just to flip through it again—the hand-illustrated pages feel like a small museum in my lap. Octopolis pairs so well with it, too, since the set covers both ancient systems and something totally alien to human civilization. It’s one of those purchases where

Chloe I. ★★★★★

The illustrations in this book are absolutely gorgeous—you can really tell artists poured their hearts into every page. I've been flipping through it each night and catching myself on details I missed before, and the way it ties together different civilizations' inventions feels both thoughtful and