![]() Actually, it’s not even really a story at all. In most cases, such a general statement would be invalid-I mean, it’s not like every SF fan likes the same kind of story or even conceives of the genre in the same way, right? However, Star Maker is not a conventional story. This is, not to put too fine a point on it, a damn shame, because I maintain that every lover of science fiction ought to read Star Maker- and here’s why. He may have had a blip of exposure recently due to the late Johann Johannsson’s cinematic/musical adaptation of Last and First Men, but overall his work remains well outside the mainstream. But how many SF fans today, aside from the hardcore or just plain weird ones (I fit under both categories), have heard of Olaf Stapledon? Anybody? Note that this is a man who was widely admired by his contemporaries his great opus Star Maker was called “the most powerful work of the imagination ever written” by Arthur C. The canon of Golden Age SF has been set for some time now, and its uncontested greatest figures tower over their lesser-known contemporaries. If you can think of something that you believe to be badly in need of this treatment, send us a message– it may get featured! Warning: Minor Spoilers Ahead! ![]() Part of a continuing series looking at maligned, misunderstood, and forgotten works of genre fiction and making the case for their reevaluation. ![]()
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