Star Maker William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2029 urn:isbn:0819566934 en 1937 Novels Science Fiction Widely regarded as one of the true classics of science fiction, Star Maker is a poetic and deeply philosophical work. The story details the mental journey of an unnamed narrator who is transported not only to other worlds but also other galaxies and parallel universes, until he eventually becomes part of the "cosmic mind." First published in 1937, Olaf Stapledon's descriptions of alien life are a political commentary on human life in the turbulent inter-war years. The book challenges preconceived notions of intelligence and awareness, and ultimately argues for a broadened perspective that would free us from culturally ingrained thought and our inevitable anthropomorphism. This is the first scholarly edition of a book that influenced such writers as C.S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke and which Jorge Luis Borges called "a prodigious novel." 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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. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2028.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2028.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2028.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2028.mobi Last Men in London William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2032 en 1932 Novels Science Fiction 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 Englishman named Paul, from childhood through service with an ambulance crew in the First World War (mirroring Stapledon's own personal history) to adult life as a schoolteacher faced with a "submerged superman" in his class nicknamed Humpty. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 The Flames William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2039 en 1947 Short Fiction Science Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2039.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2039.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2039.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2039.mobi Arms Out of Hand William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2035 en 1946 Short Fiction Science Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2035.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2035.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2035.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2035.mobi The Road to the Aide Post William Olaf Stapledon http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2038 en 1916 Short Fiction War This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2038.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2038.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2038.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2038.mobi The Art of War Sun Tzu http://www.feedbooks.com/book/168 urn:isbn:0762415983 en -514 Non-Fiction Philosophy War The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that was written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. The Art of War is one of the oldest books on military strategy in the world. It is the first and one of the most successful works on strategy and has had a huge influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, and beyond. Sun Tzu was the first to recognize the importance of positioning in strategy and that position is affected both by objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective opinions of competitive actors in that environment. He taught that strategy was not planning in the sense of working through a to-do list, but rather that it requires quick and appropriate responses to changing conditions. Planning works in a controlled environment, but in a competitive environment, http://www.feedbooks.com/book/168.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/168.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/168.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/168.mobi A Witch Shall be Born Robert Ervin Howard http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1622 en 1934 Short Fiction Fantasy This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1622.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1622.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1622.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1622.mobi A Prisoner in Fairyland Algernon Blackwood http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1075 urn:isbn:1406933244 en 1913 Novels Horror Fantasy This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1075.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1075.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1075.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1075.mobi The Element of Fire Martha Wells http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1952 urn:isbn:0615135714 en 1993 Novels Fantasy The kingdom of Ile-Rien is in peril, menaced by magical threats and court intrigue. As the weak King Roland, misled by treacherous companions, rules the country, only his ruthless mother, the Dowager Queen Ravenna, truly guards the safety of the realm. But now Urbain Grandier, the dark master of scientific sorcery, has arrived to plot against the throne and Kade, bastard sister of the king, has appeared unexpectedly at court. The illegitimate daughter of the old king and the Queen of Air and Darkness herself, Kade's true goals are cloaked in mystery. Is she in league with the wizard Grandier? Or is she laying claim to the throne? It falls to Thomas Boniface, Captain of the Queen's Guard and Ravenna's former lover, to sort out who is friend and who is foe in a deadly game to keep the Dowager Queen and the kingdom she loves from harm. Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1952.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1952.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1952.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1952.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 2 B R O 2 B Kurt Vonnegut http://www.feedbooks.com/book/912 en 1962 Short Fiction Science Fiction Humor/Satire 2 B R 0 2 B is a satiric short story that imagines life (and death) in a future world where aging has been “cured” and population control is mandated and administered by the government. Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/912.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/912.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/912.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/912.mobi