Olaf Stapledon: 19 books

Book cover of Last and First Men : A Story of the near and far future
by Olaf Stapledon, William Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2012

Last and First Men Olaf Stapledon Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a 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 present onwards across...
Book cover of Olaf Stapledon, Collection
by Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014

William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886 – 6 September 1950) — known as Olaf Stapledon — was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction. Stapledon's writings directly influenced Arthur C. Clarke, Brian Aldiss, Stanisław Lem, John Gloag, Naomi Mitchison,...
Book cover of Darkness and the Light

Darkness and the Light

(Sunday Classic)

by Olaf Stapledon, William Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2012

Darkness and the Light Olaf Stapledon. Genre(s)Science fiction, Novel   Darkness and the Light (1942) is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon. In this work written in 1941, at the most frightening point of World War II, Stapledon projects two separate...
Book cover of Latter-Day Psalms
by Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015

This early work by Olaf Stapledon was originally published in 1914 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Latter-Day Psalms' is a collection of poetry. William Olaf Stapledon was born on 10th May 1886 in Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula near Liverpool, in England....
Book cover of The Seed and the Flower
by Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015

This early work by Olaf Stapledon was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Seed and the Flower' is a science fiction short story. William Olaf Stapledon was born on 10th May 1886 in Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula near Liverpool,...
Book cover of Last Men in London
by William Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015

Last Men in London (1932) is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon. The narrator is the same member of the eighteenth and final human species who purportedly induced Stapledon to write Last and First Men. Last Men in London is the story of this being's exploration of the consciousness of a present-day...
Book cover of Odd John and Sirius
by Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013

In the list of modern science fiction personalities, the late British philosopher and novelist W. Olaf Stapledon is prominent. Last and First Men and Starmaker are generally considered to be the finest future histories ever written, the gage by which all earlier and later works are measured. Odd John...
Book cover of Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest
by William Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015

Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest was written in the year 1935 by William Olaf Stapledon. This book is one of the most popular novels of William Olaf Stapledon, and has been translated into several other languages around the world. This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
Book cover of The Seed and the Flower
by William Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015

The Seed and the Flower was written in the year 1916 by William Olaf Stapledon. This book is one of the most popular novels of William Olaf Stapledon, and has been translated into several other languages around the world. This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
Book cover of A World of Sound
by William Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015

A World of Sound was written in the year 1936 by William Olaf Stapledon. This book is one of the most popular novels of William Olaf Stapledon, and has been translated into several other languages around the world. This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
Book cover of The Road to the Aide Post
by William Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015

The Road to the Aide Post was written in the year 1916 by William Olaf Stapledon. This book is one of the most popular novels of William Olaf Stapledon, and has been translated into several other languages around the world. This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
Book cover of Last And First Men [ Illustrated ]
by Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013

* Illustrated * Author Biography * Interactive Table of Contents Last And First Men [ Illustrated ] 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...
Book cover of Four Encounters
by Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013

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 World War II) Britain, and describes four meetings with various characters who are named for the...
Book cover of Star Maker
by Olaf Stapledon
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017

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), a history of the human species over two billion years. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such...
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