A pervading theme is that of progressive unity within and between different civilizations. Star maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and. Peering between the stars into the outer darkness, i saw also, as mere flecks and points of light, other such vortices, such galaxies, sparsely scattered in the void, depth beyond depth, so far afield that even. Star maker by olaf stapledon sf gateway your portal to. 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.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Star maker is a science fiction novel by british writer olaf stapledon, published in 1937. One moment a man sits on a suburban hill, gazing curiously at the stars. Read star maker by olaf stapledon available from rakuten kobo. Olaf stapledon, english novelist and philosopher whose histories of the future are a major influence on contemporary science fiction. Even stapledon s other great work, last and first men, pales in ambition next to star maker, which presents nothing. A buried treasure of 20th century literature reemerges in this splendid and practical edition. Star maker is a science fiction novel by olaf stapledon, published in 1937. This 1937 successor to last and first men offers another entrancing speculative history of the future. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star maker. Cited as a key influence by sciencefiction masters such as doris lessing, its bold exploration of the cosmos ventures into intelligent star clusters and mingles among alien races for a memorable vision of infinity. The next, he is whirling through the firmament, and perhaps the most remarkable of all science fiction journeys has begun.
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