Essential Novelists - Olaf Stapledon - formato ePub

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),...

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...

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...

Science fiction has its immortals - authors whose impact was so tremendous that they belong in a class by themselves. Olaf Stapledon extended the boundaries of science fiction to the infinite, and there...

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...

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...

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...

Sirius is Thomas Trelone's great experiment - a huge, handsome dog with the brain and intelligence of a human being. Raised and educated in Trelone's own family alongside Plaxy, his youngest daughter,...

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...

Stapledon projects two separate futures for humanity, depending not on the outcome of World War II but on the failure or success of a future "Tibetan Renaissance" to influence the temper and ideology...

Olaf Stapledon's groundbreaking work, 'Last and First Men', is a visionary science fiction novel that explores the evolution of humanity over two billion years. Through a series of remarkably detailed...

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 'The Complete Sci-Fi Works of Olaf Stapledon' is a groundbreaking collection of speculative fiction that delves into the depths of cosmic philosophy and human evolution. Stapledon's literary...

In Olaf Stapledon's masterpiece 'Sirius', the reader is taken on a profound journey through the life of a super-intelligent dog named Sirius, who is the result of a successful experiment in genetic engineering....

In the high-stakes world of political campaigns, where ambition runs as deep as the divides between party lines, love is the most dangerous game of all.Olivia Harrington, a sharp and ambitious journalist,...

We have at times been accused of putting so many people into our books that no one can remember who they are, in which stricture we entirely concur, as we often cannot remember who they are ourself (or...

Can a runaway bride find a second chance at happiness with the one that got away, her first love? When a blizzard strands recently-branded 'runaway bride' Rose Keating on the side of the road with the...

Animals are speaking. Who is Listening? When Quinby Clark has a conversation with a bird, she thinks she's going crazy. But when a dog invites her to attend a mysterious Australian boarding school for...

Every campfire story has an origin; a shadow on the water, a sound in the dark, a tragedy with no explanation. The legend of Camp Alkali is no different. Stories have been woven over the years about a...

After learning about her otherworldly ancestry, a young woman is swept up in a war that started long before she was born— the war that killed her father, a Seelie Gatekeeper. Hoping to understand her...

"Unlock the Secrets of Paradise" In a world where myth and reality blur, a young girl discovers the hidden gateway into the Garden of Eden. With the guidance of a spirit soul from within the Garden. She...

Family secrets hold the key to buried magic. Her legacy awaits. Katelyn Grey is a gardener in Southern California. She's content with pruning shrubs and looking after her step-mom, the only family she...

It will not, we hope, surprise our readers to hear that Lady Cora Waring, formerly Lady Cora Palliser, only daughter of the Duke of Omnium, wife of Sir Cecil Waring of Beliers Priory, was expecting what...

After being Ms. Zi Wei and being on the planet that a mysterious race of people cannot breath on, the enemy calls her the soul swallower. Archibald von Kitari, the wizard, and Tartu von Greenbird, the...

The first lesson Eilean MacAlistair learned in blacksmithing: First, you harden, and then you temper.Otherwise, your metal will break.The same is true with life. A few years back, Eilean didn't temper...

For millennia, Tol has known peace, but now ancient fears resurface as the northern empire of Nordinium invades the Southlands. Amidst the chaos, two young orphans, Perrin and Bren, are thrust into a...

Being dead never felt so good...Silver's memories are gone, but that's the way death usually goes. You wake up by the Styx, you realize you're dead, you pick a name, and you pay Charon for a ride across...

"I'll Let You Vent...: A Hilarious Prompt Book for Unleashing Your Daily Frustrations!" is the perfect escape from life's little annoyances. This laugh-out-loud, self-directed ebook gives you a series...

Sophie has to help Drake, the phoenix griffin, with his dark fire and do it without losing who she is and become dark herself. Will she be able to succeed where others have failed miserably?Spirit fae,...

Edmund Herlihy, a notorious slumlord, was shot dead in front of one of his houses in North Philadelphia. The obvious suspect? A disgruntled tenant. Police detective Darryn Clark soon realizes that the...

In the quiet corners of a small town library, Emma Thompson, a reserved and bookish librarian, stumbles upon a hidden treasure that will forever alter the course of her life. Among the dusty tomes and...

Travel the galaxy. Defend Humanity. Step on alien scum with a hundred tons of murder robot. It might not be the official slogan for the Imperial Forces of Mankind, but that was why Marcus and the rest...

In the sleepy town of Monticello, Georgia, three women hold the reins of power at the local courthouse: Cassie Manson, the shrewd magistrate judge; Angelina Black, the cunning state court judge; and Louise...

Samantha Blake, a seasoned investigative journalist, arrives in the quiet town of Elmsbrook with a simple mission: uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Elias Harding, a brilliant...

No chocolate on the pillow but a campfire on pavement, s'mores, and tall tales at this motel on a low-budget bus tour of the Grand Canyon.

    Barbara married for wealth, but after her grasping, elderly husband finally dies, a series of mysterious disasters unfolds. With a growing sense of dread, Barbara begins to suspect the dead hold more...

"Krassy, we're not to adapt to this corrupt, evil Matrix. We're destined to shake it to its core, and build a new world order out of its ruins." Southern Europe's #1 bestselling enemies to lovers bad...

Ye Feng, originally a good-for-nothing idler at Yunjian Mountain, had his destiny completely changed by a piece of remnant bone within the forbidden grounds of his sect!Draw upon the essence of heaven...

Ye Feng, originally a good-for-nothing idler at Yunjian Mountain, had his destiny completely changed by a piece of remnant bone within the forbidden grounds of his sect!Draw upon the essence of heaven...

Ye Feng, originally a good-for-nothing idler at Yunjian Mountain, had his destiny completely changed by a piece of remnant bone within the forbidden grounds of his sect!Draw upon the essence of heaven...

Lily Ward's life has always been a series of missed opportunities, stifled dreams, and lingering questions about the father who abandoned her. Marcus Ward was no ordinary man—he was a legendary cartographer...

The Memoirs of Emily Windsor Engr Dr Naila Hina  An intense, mystery adventure with higher stakes. 2. Romantic, focusing on Emily and Alexander's relationship3. Intriguing, with hidden plot twists4. Dark,...

When Ella discovers a magical pair of shoes in her grandmother's attic, her life takes an unexpected turn. The shoes can talk, offering advice and helping her solve everyday problems—from school challenges...

The Hunt: Into the Frost thrusts six contestants into the harsh, unforgiving wilderness of the Antarctic. Each must rely on instinct, battling the bitter cold, dangerous predators, and relentless hunters...