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Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy
One of the most extraordinary, imaginative and ambitious novels of the century: a history of the evolution of humankind over the next 2 billion years. Among all science fiction writers Olaf Stapledon stands alone for the sheer scope and ambition of his work. First published in 1930, Last and First Men ...Show more
Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon
Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Series: S.F. Masterworks
One of the most extraordinary, imaginative and ambitious novels of the century: a history of the evolution of humankind over the next 2 billion years. Among all science fiction writers Olaf Stapledon stands alone for the sheer scope and ambition of his work. First published in 1930, Last and First Men i ...Show more
Odd John by Olaf Stapledon
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy | Series: S.F. Masterworks
John Wainwright is a freak, a human mutation with an extraordinary intelligence which is both awesome and frightening to behold. Ordinary humans are mere playthings to him. And Odd John has a plan - to create a new order on Earth, a new supernormal species. But the world is not ready for such a change . ...Show more
Odd John and Sirius : Two Science Fiction Novels by Olaf Stapledon
Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Sirius by Olaf Stapledon
Category: Fiction | Series: S.F. Masterworks
Sirius is Thomas Trelone's great experiment - a huge, handsome dog with the brain and intelligence of a human being. Raised and educated in Trelone's own family alongside Plaxy, his youngest daughter, Sirius is a truly remarkable and gifted creature. His relationship with the Trelones, particularly with ...Show more
Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon
Category: Science Fiction | Series: Penguin Science Fiction Ser.
Driven out into the night by the bitterness of his life, an Englishman finds himself contemplating the night sky - its immensity, its mystery. Without explanation, he suddenly finds himself floating out into its depths. There he explores strange worlds, links with other conscious beings, and witnesses t ...Show more
Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon
Category: Non-Fiction
Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of progressive unity within and between different civil ...Show more
Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon
Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Series: S.F. Masterworks
One moment a man sits on a suburban hill, gazing curiously at the stars. The next, he is whirling through the firmament, and perhaps the most remarkable of all science fiction journeys has begun.Even Stapledon's other great work, LAST AND FIRST MEN, pales in ambition next to STAR MAKER, which presents n ...Show more
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