Star Maker

Stapledon, Olaf

ISBN 10: 1857988078 / ISBN 13: 9781857988079

Published by Millennium Paperbacks (edition ), 1999

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 1857988078-8-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Star Maker
• Publisher: Millennium Paperbacks (edition )
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857988078
• ISBN 13: 9781857988079
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) was born near Liverpool and educated at Balliol College, Oxford and Liverpool University. After spending eighteen months working in a shipping office in Liverpool and Port Said, he lectured extramurally for Liverpool University in English Literature and industrial history. He served in France from 1915 until 1919 with the Friends Ambulance Unit and then lectured again for Liverpool University in psychology and philosophy. His novels include First and Last Men, Last Men in London, Star Maker and Odd John.