Stapledon, Olaf
Star Maker (Millennium SF Masterworks S)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781857988079
- author:
- Stapledon, Olaf
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Gollancz
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1999
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 131mm X 197mm
- Genre:
- Science fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
As the narrator flees a domestic argument, he finds solace in gazing up at the stars. In a moment of profound introspection, he discovers a new world, inhabited by beings with a presence both familiar and strange. Through a telepathic connection, he explores this world and its troubled civilizations, witnessing the devastating consequences of folly and disaster.
His journey takes him to multiple worlds, each teeming with an increasingly diverse array of life forms, each with their own unique mental and spiritual natures. As he navigates these disparate realms, the narrator begins to grasp the deeper questions of existence. His odyssey culminates in the emergence of a galactic civilization, which sets out to organize itself into a unified, cosmic entity.
This thought-provoking novel explores the human condition through a series of interconnected worlds, inviting readers to ponder the mysteries of existence and our place within the universe.
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