![]() It’s hard to believe science fiction readers embrace him as a pioneer of their genre. The unnamed narrator of Star Maker is really Olaf Stapledon as he travels through vast expanses multi-dimensional multiverses of spaces and times via what was once called astral projection. That epic sweep of future history would be but a single vibration of an atomic clock within the scope of Star Maker. Years earlier, in 1930, Stapledon had written Last and First Men, a “novel” that spanned two billion years and covered the evolution of 18 species of humans. But Olaf had hit one out of the galaxy with Star Maker. ![]() ![]() When the pitch came the ball disappeared. The announcer laughed saying he was going to hit one into orbit. Olaf shook his head again and made a big circle with the end of the bat. The announcer claimed he was going to hit one out of the park. He heard the announcer say he was signaling to hit one into the stands. Back in 1937, Olaf Stapledon walked up to the writer’s Homeplate and pointed to the sky. ![]()
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