Classic visionary SF tale of the 30's which inspired Arthur C. Clarke
Classic visionary SF tale of the 30's which inspired Arthur C. Clarke
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.SALES POINTS
#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 FictionOne 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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