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A collection of short stories by Olaf Stapledon. Includes "The
Flames," "Death into Life," and "Old Man in New World."
Stapledon projects two separate futures for humanity, depending not
on the outcome of World War II but on the failure or success of a
future "Tibetan Renaissance" to influence the temper and ideology
of the militaristic empires that threaten it.
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
years.
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 other subjects.
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Sirius (Paperback)
Olaf Stapledon
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R332
R301
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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 Plaxy, is deep
and close, and his inquiring mind ranges across the spectrum of
human knowledge and experience. But Sirius isn't human and the
conflicts and inner turmoil that torture him cannot be resolved.
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 ...
This masterpiece of science fiction is an imaginative, ambitious
history of humanity's future that spans billions of years. A
must-read for scholars of the genre, this 1930 epic abounds in
prescient speculations.
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