Olaf Stapledon

'A prodigious novel ... Stapledon's literary imagination was boundless' Jorge Luis Borges A lasting influence on successive generations of science fiction writers and on the physicist Freeman Dyson, this poetic, philosophical tale of one man's unexpected voyage through the universe is imbued with a sense of mystery and vast cosmic loneliness. 'The most wonderful novel I have ever read ... Star Maker remains light years ahead' Brian Aldiss 'Probably the most powerful work of imagination ever written' Arthur C. Clarke 'A unique genius' Doris Lessing 'One of the most creative thinkers of our time' Greg Bear

Star Maker

Sirius

Last and First Men, And, Starmaker, by Olaf Stapledon (pbk) Two Sci-fi Novels

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.

Last and First Men

A fantasy of love and discord

Nebula Maker

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 ...

Odd John

Last and First Men is a "future history" science fiction novel, describing the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first. Conception of history follows a repetitive cycle with many varied civilizations rising from and descending back into savagery over millions of years, as the later civilizations rise to far greater heights than the first. It is an early example of the fictional supermind; a consciousness composed of many telepathically linked individuals.

Kurt Spangenberg

eine Geschichte der nahen und fernen Zukunft ; Science-Fiction-Roman

Die letzten und die ersten Menschen

Das visionäre Zukunftsepos der Science-Fiction-Legende Olaf Stapledon: Was wird uns in 100 Jahren erwarten, welche Zivilisationen werden in 1.000 Jahren regieren, welche Kriege in 500.000 Jahren geschlagen? Welchen kosmischen Lebensformen werden wir in Milliarden Jahren begegnen, und wie wird die Menschheit in undenkbarer, entferntester Zukunft ihr Ende finden? In diesem 1930 erstmals erschienenen Klassiker erzählt Autor und Philosoph Olaf Stapledon die gesamte Menschheitsgeschichte von der Gegenwart bis zum Sterben der letzten Galaxie ... Einer der außergewöhnlichsten, faszinierendsten und ambitioniertesten Romane aller Zeiten in hochwertiger Sammlerausstattung.

Roman

Die Letzten und die Ersten Menschen

By Olaf Stapledon

A Man Divided

Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a "future history" science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon. First published nearly 70 years ago, this masterpiece is regarded as one of the most influential science fiction novels of the 20th century. Olaf Stapledon creates a history of the evolution of humankind over the next two billion years, and has lots of it right! It's so vast; it brings the concept of `time' closer to the human experience. "No book before or since has ever had such an impact upon my imagination," declared 2001 author Arthur C. Clarke of this masterpiece of science fiction. An imaginative, ambitious history of humanity's future that spans billions of years, this 1930 epic abounds in prescient speculations. Not only a must-read for scholars of the genre but even for those who want to look beyond their own immortality, as well as our civilizations immortality.

Last and First Men-Original Edition(Annotated)

Hacedor de estrellas

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.

Death into Life

An introductory note seems called for to explain to the reader the origin of the following strange document, which I have received from a friend with a view to publication. The author has given it the form of a letter to myself, and he signs himself with his nickname, "Cass," which is an abbreviation of Cassandra. I have seldom met Cass since we were undergraduates together at Oxford before the war of 1914. Even in those days he was addicted to lurid forebodings, hence his nickname. My last meeting with him was in one of the great London blitzes of 1941, when he reminded me that he had long ago prophesied the end of civilization in world-wide fire. The Battle of London, he affirmed, was the beginning of the long-drawn-out disaster. Cass will not, I am sure, mind my saying that he always seemed to us a bit crazy: but he certainly had a queer knack of prophesy, and though we thought him sometimes curiously unable to understand the springs of his own behaviour, he had a remarkable gift of insight into the minds of others. This enabled him to help some of us to straighten out our tangles, and I for one owe him a debt of deep gratitude. He saw me heading for a most disastrous love affair, and by magic (no other word seems adequate) he opened my eyes to the folly of it. It is for this reason that I feel bound to carry out his request to publish the following statement. I cannot myself vouch for its truth. Cass knows very well that I am an inveterate sceptic about all his fantastic ideas. It was on this account that he invented my nickname. "Thos," which most of my Oxford friends adopted. "Thos," of course, is an abbreviation for Thomas, and refers to the "doubting Thomas" of the New Testament. Cass, I feel confident, is sufficiently detached and sane to realize that what is veridical for him may be sheer extravagance for others, who have no direct experience by which to judge his claims. But if I refrain from believing, I also refrain from disbelieving. Too often in the past I have known his wild prophesies come true. The head of the following bulky letter bears the address of a well-known mental home. "THOS."

The Flames

Two of the finest future histories ever written, each concerning a central question: If and when a superior being is introduced into a culture, how will either survive? Odd John is the definitive fictionalization of the mutated superman who has to decide what to do with his gifts, while Sirius concerns a dog with superhuman mentality.

Two Science-fiction Novels

Odd John & Sirius

Sirius is a dog with humanlike intelligence. He is raised by scientist Thomas Trelone in North Wales, near Trawsfynydd. Thomas embarks on a program of using steroids and other chemicals to rapidly develop cognitive power of dogs, resulting in super sheep dogs. Sirius, however, proves to possess a dog intelligence comparable to a normal human being, as he is able to communicate with English words, although it takes some time for the humans to understand his canine pronunciation. He is born at the same time as his creator's human daughter, Plaxy, and the two of them are raised together as brother and sister. When Plaxy leaves for school they drift apart and troubles for Sirius begin. With human intelligence and emotion he declines to lead a life of a regular dog and he tends to develop as a person, but keeps running into obstacles.

A Fantasy of Love and Discord (Sci-Fi Novel)

This unique and meticulously edited collection of Olaf Stapledon's greatest works includes: Novels:_x000D_ Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future_x000D_ Last Men in London_x000D_ Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest_x000D_ Star Maker_x000D_ Darkness and the Light_x000D_ Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord_x000D_ Death into Life_x000D_ Short Stories:_x000D_ The Flames_x000D_ The Seed and the Flower_x000D_ The Road to the Aide Post_x000D_ A Modern Magician_x000D_ East is West_x000D_ A World of Sounds_x000D_ Arms Out of Hand_x000D_ Philosophical Works:_x000D_ A Modern Theory of Ethics: A Study of the Relations of Ethics and Psychology_x000D_ Interplanetary Man?

Star Maker, Last and First Men, Odd John, Sirius, The Flames, A Modern Theory of Ethics...

The Philosophical & Science-Fiction Works of Olaf Stapledon

Bu okuyacağınız eser tamamen kurgusal bir yapıttır. İnsanlığın gelecekte yaşanması mümkün olan bir hikayesi, ya da en azından; bugünün insanının gerçekleşmesi muhtemel ancak tamamen imkansız diyemeyeceğimiz bir değişiminin hikayesidir. Böyle bir alanda kontrollü ve sofistike bir hayal gücü ortaya koymak, içinde bulunulan zaman ve sahip oldukları potansiyelin karşısında şaşkına dönmüş beyinler için çok değerli bir çalışma anlamına gelebilir. Bugün ırkımızın geleceğini anlamak için gösterilen her çabayı memnuniyetle karşılamamız ve üzerinde ciddiyetle çalışmamız ve çalışmalara da desteklerimizi esirgemememiz gerekiyor. Bunu başımıza gelebilecek üzücü olasılıklar ve yaşanacak değişiklikleri kavrayabilmek için ve aynı zamanda bu yüce ideallerimizin, daha gelişmiş beyinler için ne anlama geleceğini de öğrenmek için yapacağız. Uzak geleceğin serüvenini yazmak demek, o zamanda yaşayan insan ırkını kendi evreninde görebilmek ve kalplerimizi yeni değerlere ısındırmak demektir.

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