Last and First Men William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2028 urn:isbn:0486219623 en 1930 Novels Science Fiction 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 two billion years and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first and most primitive. Stapledon's conception of history is based on the Hegelian Dialectic, following a repetitive cycle with many varied civilizations rising from and descending back into savagery over millions of years, but it is also one of progress, as the later civilizations rise to far greater heights than the first. The book anticipates genetic engineering, and the idea of superminds composed of many telepathically-linked individuals. A controversial part of the book depicts humans, in the far-off future, escaping the dying Earth and settling on Venus—in the process totally exterminating its native inhabitants, a marine intelligent species. Stapledon's book has been interpreted by some as condoning such interplanetary genocide as a justified act if necessary for racial survival, though a number of Stapledon's partisans denied that such was his intention, arguing instead that Stapledon was merely showing that although mankind had advanced in a number of ways in the future, at bottom it still possessed the same capacity for savagery as it has always had. 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The inadequacies of Paul's character, the various dilemmas he has to face during his life, and the occasional influence of the advanced being who shares his experiences, provide Stapledon with a semi-autobiographical platform on which to expound his philosophical and moral beliefs. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2032.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2032.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2032.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2032.mobi Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2031 urn:isbn:0575070579 en 1944 Novels Science Fiction 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, Sirius is a truly remarkable and gifted creature. His relationship with the Trelones, particularly with Plaxy, is deep and close, and his inquiring mind ranges across the spectrum of human knowledge and experience. But Sirius isn't human and the conflicts and inner turmoil that torture him cannot be resolved. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2031.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2031.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2031.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2031.mobi Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2030 urn:isbn:0486211339 en 1935 Novels Science Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2030.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2030.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2030.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2030.mobi A Modern Magician William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2033 en 1979 Short Fiction Fantasy This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2033.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2033.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2033.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2033.mobi A World of Sound William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2036 en 1936 Short Fiction Science Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2036.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2036.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2036.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2036.mobi Death into Life William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2041 en 1946 Novels Science Fiction War This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2041.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2041.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2041.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2041.mobi East is West William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2034 en 1979 Short Fiction Science Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2034.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2034.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2034.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2034.mobi Planet of the Damned Harry Harrison http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2395 urn:isbn:0812535073 en 1962 Novels Science Fiction Hugo nominated in 1962, originally published in Analog Science Fact-Science Fiction as "Sense of Obligation." Brion has just won the Twenties, a global competition to test achievements in 20 categories of human activities -- but before he can enjoy his victory he's forced to leave his homeworld to help salvage Dis, the most hellish planet in the galaxy. Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2395.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2395.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2395.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2395.mobi A Man Divided William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2040 en 1950 Novels This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2040.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2040.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2040.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2040.mobi Missing Link Frank Herbert http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2443 urn:isbn:B0015SY0JI en 1959 Short Fiction Science Fiction "Missing Link" is vintage Frank Herbert. It tells the story of Lewis Orne, junior I-A field man, on the planet Gienah III. He is there to investigate a missing ship, and the natives are nothing but trouble... Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2443.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2443.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2443.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2443.mobi Darkness and the Light William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2044 en 1942 Novels Science Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2044.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2044.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2044.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2044.mobi The Door Through Space Marion Zimmer Bradley http://www.feedbooks.com/book/835 urn:isbn:1603120475 en 1961 Novels Science Fiction ... across half a Galaxy, the Terran Empire maintains its sovereignty with the consent of the governed. It is a peaceful reign, held by compact and not by conquest. Again and again, when rebellion threatens the Terran Peace, the natives of the rebellious world have turned against their own people and sided with the men of Terra; not from fear, but from a sense of dedication. There has never been open war. The battle for these worlds is fought in the minds of a few men who stand between worlds; bound to one world by interest, loyalties and allegiance; bound to the other by love. Such a world is Wolf. Such a man was Race Cargill of the Terran Secret Service. Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/835.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/835.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/835.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/835.mobi Metropolis Thea von Harbou http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1123 urn:isbn:1592249787 en 1927 Novels Science Fiction This is Metropolis, the novel that the film's screenwriter -- Thea von Harbou, who was director Fritz Lang's wife, and a collaborator in the creation of the film -- this is the novel that Harbou wrote from her own notes. It contains bits of the story that got lost on the cutting-room floor; in a very real way it is the only way to understand the film. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1123.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1123.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1123.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1123.mobi The Lost Continent Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne http://www.feedbooks.com/book/892 urn:isbn:1880418096 en 1900 Novels Science Fiction Fantasy Adventure A classic "lost race" story, with all of the required elements: a seductive empress, a straight-arrow hero, battles, escapes, sorcery, and earth-shattering cataclysms! Eminently readable and very entertaining, without any profundity to distract a fan of Haggard, Aubrey, or Janvier-style fantasy literature. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/892.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/892.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/892.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/892.mobi The Machine Stops E. M. Forster http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2073 urn:isbn:0233991670 en 1909 Short Fiction Science Fiction The Machine Stops is a short science fiction story. It describes a world in which almost all humans have lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual lives in isolation in a 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Most humans welcome this development, as they are skeptical and fearful of first-hand experience. People forget that humans created the Machine, and treat it as a mystical entity whose needs supersede their own. Those who do not accept the deity of the Machine are viewed as 'unmechanical' and are threatened with "Homelessness". Eventually, the Machine apocalyptically collapses, and the civilization of the Machine comes to an end. This work was published before 1923 and is in the public domain in the USA only. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2073.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2073.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2073.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2073.mobi The Colors of Space Marion Zimmer Bradley http://www.feedbooks.com/book/834 en 1963 Novels Science Fiction It was a week before the Lhari ship went into warp-drive, and all that time young Bart Steele had stayed in his cabin. He was so bored with his own company that the Mentorian medic was a welcome sight when he came to prepare him for cold-sleep! Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/834.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/834.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/834.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/834.mobi Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1596 urn:isbn:048627263X en 1884 Novels Philosophy Science Humor/Satire Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 science fiction novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott. As a satire, Flatland offered pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions; in a foreword to one of the many publications of the novella, noted science writer Isaac Asimov described Flatland as "The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions." As such, the novella is still popular amongst mathematics, physics and computer science students. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1596.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1596.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1596.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1596.mobi The Seed and the Flower William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2037 en 1916 Short Fiction Religion This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2037.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2037.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2037.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2037.mobi Postsingular Rudy Rucker http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1918 urn:isbn:0765317419 en 2007 Novels Science Fiction It all begins next year in California. A maladjusted computer industry billionaire and a somewhat crazy US President initiate a radical transformation of the world through sentient nanotechnology; sort of the equivalent of biological artificial intelligence. At first they succeed, but their plans are reversed by Chu, an autistic boy. The next time it isn't so easy to stop them. Most of the story takes place in a world after a heretofore unimaginable transformation, where all the things look the same but all the people are different (they're able to read each others' minds, for starters). Travel to and from other nearby worlds in the quantum universe is possible, so now our world is visited by giant humanoids from another quantum universe, and some of them mean to tidy up the mess we've made. Or maybe just run things. 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