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Star Maker, regarded as one of the true classics of science fiction, Star Maker is a poetic and deeply philosophical work. The story details the mental journey of an unnamed narrator who is transported...

Last and First Men is a science fiction novel written by Olaf Stapledon and published in 1930. The book explores the future history of humanity over a period of two billion years, charting the rise and...

One night when I had tasted bitterness I went out on to the hill. Dark heather checked my feet. Below marched the suburban street lamps. Windows, their curtains drawn, were shut eyes, inwardly watching...

The narrator of Nebula Maker stands on a hill and sees a vision that leads him to the birth of the universe. He witnesses the creation of the nebulae and the formation of galactic communities as well...

The sequel to Last and First Men, Olaf Stapledon's great classic work of science fiction.In Last Men in London the author follows up the themes of his earlier masterpiece in presenting a Neptunian 'last...

Four Encounters is an unfinished work by the writer and philosopher Olaf Stapledon, written in the late 1940s but only published 26 years after the author's death. It takes place in contemporary (post...

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...

In un giorno non troppo lontano, l’umanità si trova divisa tra due futuri. Tutto dipenderà da un movimento nato in Tibet che potrà (o non potrà) influenzare le superpotenze Cina e Russia. In questo romanzo,...

Morte nella vita è un romanzo del 1946 dello scrittore britannico Olaf Stapledon. Non propriamente di fantascienza (il genere in cui sono solitamente classificate le opere di Stapledon), il romanzo affronta...

Though this is a work of fiction, it does not pretend to be a novel. It has no hero but man. Since its purpose is not the characterization of individual human beings, no effort has been made to endow...

Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a history of life in the universe, dwarfing in scale Stapledon's previous book, Last and First Men (1930),...

Olaf Stapledon's 'Last and First Men' is a groundbreaking work of science fiction that spans billions of years and charts the future evolution of humanity. Written in a bold and visionary style, Stapledon's...

Olaf Stapledon's 'Complete Novels' is a collection of groundbreaking science fiction works that redefine the genre with their philosophical depth and visionary scope. Stapledon's prose is both eloquent...

Olaf Stapledon's 'The Philosophical & Science-Fiction Works of Olaf Stapledon' is a groundbreaking collection that delves into the philosophical musings and futuristic visions of one of the most influential...

In Olaf Stapledon's groundbreaking work, 'Odd John,' readers are taken on a philosophical journey exploring the potential evolution of the human mind. Written in a thought-provoking and introspective...

Olaf Stapledon's novel Sirius is a groundbreaking work of science fiction that challenges traditional ideas of intelligence and communication. The book follows the life of Sirius, a highly intelligent...

The perfect neighborhood hides the most dangerous secrets.Sarah thought her new neighbors, Emily and Ryan, had it all: charm, kindness, and a flawless marriage. But beneath their polished smiles lurks...

When high-ranking official Henry Caldwell is found brutally murdered in his opulent estate, Detective Paul Johnson is called to the scene of what appears to be a straightforward case of political retribution....

This captivating narrative blends stunning descriptions, powerful dialogues, and profound storytelling to bring a fresh totally unexplored perspective to the ancient legend. Encounter unknown characters...

Emmaline has been in a coma for two crucial years of her teenage life. Waking life is almost as disorienting, but finally she is reunited with her sister and father. Now she must make up for lost time,...

Children are not brought up in society to focus on politics. They are often encouraged to enjoy their life and their childhood. It is often said that kids should just be kids. But when there is a political...

Aidan Black left the Marine Corps to skip the red tape, but it's a woman from his past he's now trying to avoid… one who believes him capable of murder. Briar Sutton is the last person I expect to see...

Cillian is no stranger to the pull of dark magic as he is the son of both the Dark realm Princess and the Light realm Prince. What doesn't help is that he may have been further infused with dark magic...

This is a collection of ten horror microfiction tales, sometimes called bite-sized fiction or 'drabbles'. These stories are limited to precisely one-hundred words and aim to pack a punch, all the while...

The Stygian Lepus Magazine is a thrilling foray into dark speculative fiction. In each new edition, readers explore the depths of imagination, where fear and fascination intertwine.Offering diverse genres...

The "Love on the Ice" series delivers a pulse-pounding journey through five heart-stopping books that redefine love on and off the hockey rink!Book #1: Melting the Ice Between Us (Novella)I'm not sticking...

"Hast thou seen that lordly castle,That castle by the sea?Golden and red above itThe clouds float gorgeously."Do you remember GratianGratian Conyfer, the godson of the four winds, the boy who lived at...

The stories begin with those which children like bestthe old Blue Beard, Puss in Boots, Hop o my Thumb, Little Red Riding Hood, The Sleeping Beauty, and Toads and Pearls. These were first collected, written,...

"Eugene Witla, wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honour her, and keep her in sickness...

Quite aside from its natural characteristics, there is an atmosphere about a college town, especially a New England college town, that is unmistakable. It is not so much actively intellectual as passively...

Jaime Febrer arose at nine o'clock. Old Antonia, the faithful servant who cherished the memory of the past glories of the family, and who had attended upon Jaime from the day of his birth, had been bustling...

SAMSARA'S DEAD HAVE CHOSEN NEL. AND THE CACOPHONY CALLED FOR JUSTICE. Archaeologist Dr. Nel Bently has never been farther from home. With a tenuous ceasefire from Lin's rebellion force and genocidal Harris...

Dangerously good-looking. Dangerously breathtaking. This dangerously sinful cowboy is going to steal her heart. When the outback's bare-knuckle champion, Dex Riggs, arrives in Sophie's emergency room,...

Nina Rosethorn, a university student, survives a lightning strike and returns home to Vancouver. But the incident triggers a haunting ability: premonitions manifest in her nightmares. Determined to prevent...

Star Maker, regarded as one of the true classics of science fiction, Star Maker is a poetic and deeply philosophical work. The story details the mental journey of an unnamed narrator who is transported...

The contents of the work which gave such pleasure to this learned antiquary are as follows:I. IntroductionSimilarity of Arts and CustomsSimilarity of NamesOrigin of the WorkImitationCasual CoincidenceMiltonDante.II....

Agatha-nominated series! A madcap mystery set in the off, off, OFF Broadway world of theater (#4 in the Ivy Meadows Mystery series)There's a new sheriff in town—and she can sing! When Gold Bug Gulch's...

Have you ever felt that itch in the back of your brain you just can't scratch? A particular gnawing on your mind biting away your best thoughts? Meet Wormy: the literal brain worm residing inside the...

In Sister Carrie, Dreiser portrayed a changing society, writing about a young woman who flees rural life for the city (Chicago) and struggles with poverty, complex relationships with men, and prostitution....

The first question to be proposed by a rational being is, not what is profitable, but what is Right. Duty must be primary, prominent, most conspicuous, among the objects of human thought and pursuit....

Tales of Space and Time, A collection of short stories: "The Crystal Egg", "The Star", "A Story of the Stone Age", "A Story of the Days to Come" & "The Man who could Work Miracles" Some Books of...

The "Times.""For its rapid action, in fact, we have seldom read a better story, or one which is more full of incidents, sanguinary, trenchant, and robust."The "Daily Telegraph.""A true and a wonderfully...

This book, re-edited and illustrated by e-kitap projesi and published again in ebook format. In this book, telling that Cooterells adventures, and so was a treasure adventure, Naturally then Ben felt...

The SCENE is the Exterior of a Cottage in West Issacshire on a desperately Arcadian afternoon in August. MR. ICKY, quaintly dressed in the costume of an Elizabethan peasant, is pottering and doddering...

When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and a little...

The day that Henry Smix met and embraced Gasoline Power and went up Main Street hand in hand with it is not yet forgotten. It was a hasty marriage, so to speak, and the results of it were truly deplorable....