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Star Maker

By: Olaf Stapledon
Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
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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.

©2012 Olaf Stapledon (P)2012 Audible Ltd Science Fiction Mind-Bending Fiction Fantasy
Mind-expanding Concepts • Vast Cosmic Vision • Perfect Voice • Imaginative Alien Worlds • Philosophical Depth

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Read like a cross between a text book and scripture. Many parts were very interesting. I can see how many sci-fi writers who followed would have been influenced by this work. No story to speak of - not in the traditional sense. With the benefit of many decades of thinking and written works since this book was first published, many of the ideas expressed - or rather, introduced - by author no longer "hold water".

Interesting but tedious

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beautifully written, wonderfully narrated.

It reminded me of the Divine comedy and it's scope and it's conclusion but in a sci-fi rapper and sold with such wonderful philosophy.

this book made me a wiser person

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Starmaker affords the reader one possible view of the grandeur of reality, which is beautiful in its ultimate simplicity, even if the human brain will never be able comprehend the finer details.

A Spiritual Journey

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If you could sum up Star Maker in three words, what would they be?

No dialogue but full of ideas and imagination.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Star Maker?

The stars turning on the inhabitants of the galaxy.

A fantastic Read

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how can some of the best storytelling I've ever heard have no plot, actual characters, or even a timeline?

I don't really have an answer to this question, but it doesn't make it any less phenomenal. dwarfs the scale of every piece of science fiction I've ever read.

incredible book

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