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  • Last And First Men

    by Olaf Stapledon ...
    Last and First Men is an extended think piece about the possible future history of humankind, extending from the 1930s into the extreme far future, hundreds of millions of years from now. It's supposedly narrated by one of the "Last Men," and dictated to a modern-day "First Man" by a kind of time-travel telepathy. As time moves further and further into the future, Stapledon switches to overviews ... Read more

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  • Sirius

    by Olaf Stapledon ...
    This novel's title character is a dog named Sirius with human-like intelligence. The humans in his life go to great lengths to prevent Sirius from becoming a circus-type wonderdog, and instead, they seek to develop Sirius's character much like a family would create and foster that of a human child. ... Read more

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  • Star Maker

    by Olaf Stapledon ...
    This bold exploration of the cosmos ventures into intelligent star clusters and mingles among alien races for a memorable vision of infinity. Cited as a key influence by science-fiction masters such as Doris Lessing, this classic has left its mark not only in modern literature but also in the fields of social anthropology and philosophy. ... Read more

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  • Last And First Men

    by Olaf Stapledon ...
    Series 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 is full of pioneering speculations about evolution, terraforming, genetic engineering and many ... Read more

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  • Star Maker

    by Olaf Stapledon ...
    Series 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 nothing less than an entire imagined history of life in the universe, encompassing billions of ... Read more

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  • Death into Life

    by Olaf Stapledon ...
    A bomber is killed in battle along with all of his companions; but something wakes in his dying, which is first a spirit bomber-crew, then the spirit of all those killed in battle, then the spirit of man, the cosmos and the Universal Spirit. ... Read more

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  • Latter-Day Psalms

    by Olaf Stapledon ...
    This early work by Olaf Stapledon was originally published in 1914 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Latter-Day Psalms' is a collection of poetry. William Olaf Stapledon was born on 10th May 1886 in Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula near Liverpool, in England. He completed a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Liverpool and his first published work of ... Read more

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  • Odd John

    by Olaf Stapledon ...
    Series 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 ... ... Read more

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  • Star Maker

    by Stapledon, Olaf ...
    "Star Maker" by Olaf Stapledon is a visionary masterpiece that transcends the boundaries of time and space, offering readers an unparalleled journey through the cosmos and the depths of the human imagination. In this seminal work of science fiction, Stapledon takes readers on an epic odyssey across the universe, exploring the vast expanse of creation and the myriad civilizations that inhabit its ... Read more

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  • Odd John

    by Olaf Stapledon ...
    This novel explores the theme of the superman in the character of John Wainwright, whose super-normal human mentality inevitably leads to conflict with normal human society and threatens the destruction of the utopian colony founded by John and other superhumans. ... Read more

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  • Star Maker

    by Olaf Stapledon ...
    Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a history of life in the universe, dwarfing in scale Stapledon's previous book, Last and First Men (1930), a history of the human species over two billion years. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and ... Read more

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  • Last and First Men - William Olaf Stapledon

    A Story of the Near and Far Future

    by William Olaf Stapledon ...
    A sci-fi novel Last and First Men anticipates the fascinating far future of humanity. Written in 1930 by Olaf Stapledon, the book is an early example of collective consciousness. It narrates the story of human evolution divided into eighteen distinct species. The improvement between them is achieved through genetic engineering. An eye-catching succession of the civilizations and their distinct ... Read more

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