Una primera novela tan exitosa como La última y la primera humanidad exigió una secuela y Stapledon se comprometió en ella con Los Últimos Hombres en Londres, libro publicado en 1932 por Methuen. Este tratado de ficción...
Una noche de amargura y desengaño, un hombre contempla el firmamento desde lo alto de una colina. De pronto, se ve inmerso en una suerte de viaje astral que lo traslada por toda la galaxia, de la que explorará el nacimiento y el ocaso, con...
Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of...
Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of...
This early work by Olaf Stapledon was originally published in 1914 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. âLatter-Day Psalmsâ is a collection of poetry. William Olaf Stapledon was born...
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. A work of unprecedented scale in the genre, it describes the history of humanity from the...
Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of...
William Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950)-who wrote as Olaf Stapledon-was a British philosopher and author of science fiction. In 2014, he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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. This work presents an imagined history of life in the unive...
First published nearly 70 years ago, this text 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.