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Star Maker

By Olaf Stapledon
Series: S.F. Masterworks
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One moment a man sits on a suburban hill, gazing curiously at the stars. The next, he is whirling through the firmament in a groundbreaking science fiction journey. Star Maker unfolds an imagined history of life across the universe, spanning billions of years and exploring cosmic evolution in a way unparalleled even by Olaf Stapledon's other great work, Last and First Men.
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This profound and ambitious narrative will appeal to readers fascinated by speculative science fiction, cosmic philosophy, and expansive visions of life beyond Earth.

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Classic visionary SF tale of the 30's which inspired Arthur C. Clarke

* No.21 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written * 'A prodigious novel' -- Jorge Luis Borges * 'Probably the most powerful work of imagination ever written' -- Arthur C. Clarke * 'His influence is probably second only to that of H.G. Wells' -- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

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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.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781857988079

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 November 1999

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 258g

Pages: 288

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* No.21 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written * 'A prodigious novel' -- Jorge Luis Borges * 'Probably the most powerful work of imagination ever written' -- Arthur C. Clarke * 'His influence is probably second only to that of H.G. Wells' -- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

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