Title: Star Maker
Title Record # 1142
Author: Olaf Stapledon
Date: 1937-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Olaf Stapledon
Date: 1937-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: A man embarks on a journey of astral projection, during which he joins with an increasing number of consciousnesses from other worlds until the massed consciousnesses meet the "Star Maker" and observe the creation of different universes of various types.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 30 | 1975 Locus | All-Time Best Novel |
| 32 | 1998 Locus | All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Star Maker | 1937-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Methuen | 8/6 |
xii+ 337 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Bip Pares | ||
| Star Maker | 1938-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Methuen | 3/6 |
xii+ 339 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Bip Pares | ||
| To the End of Time: The Best of Olaf Stapledon | 1953-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Funk & Wagnalls | $5.00 |
xiv+ 775 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni |  |
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| The Star Maker | 1961-09-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Berkley Medallion | F563 | $0.50 |
vii+ 222 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Richard Powers | |
| Hacedor de estrellas | 1965-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Minotauro (Ciencia-Ficción (Minotauro) #20) | 286 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||||
| Star Maker | 1966-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Thadewald | DM 16.00 | 251 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | |||
| Créateur d'étoiles | 1966-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Planète | F17.00 | 253 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Nicole Claveloux | ||
| Last and First Men & Star Maker | 1968-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Dover Publications | T1962 | $2.00 | 438 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Mila Macek | |
| Der Sternenmacher | 1969-04-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3706/3707) | 3706/3707 | DM 3.80 | 255 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Karl Stephan | |
| Créateur d'étoiles | 1970-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Éditions Rencontre ( Chefs-d'œuvre de la Science-Fiction?Chefs-d'oeuvre de la Science-Fiction ) |
330 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |
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| Star Maker | 1972-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Penguin Books | 0-14-003541-9 | £0.40 | 267 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | David Pelham | |
| Star Maker | 1973-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Penguin Books | 0-14-003541-9 | £0.40 | 264 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | David Pelham | |
| Star Maker | 1973-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Penguin Books | 0-14-003541-9 | $1.25 | 264 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | David Pelham | |
| To the End of Time | 1975-06-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) | 0-8398-2312-6 | $35.00 |
xi+ xiv+ 775 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| Star Maker | 1977-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Penguin Books | 0-14-003541-9 | £0.80 | 267 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | David Pelham | |
| Star Maker | 1979-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Magnum | 0-417-03740-6 | £1.25 | 272 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Peter Goodfellow | |
| Créateur d'étoiles | 1979-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #8) | 2-7304-0026-5 | 242 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Jean-Michel Nicollet | ||
Der Sternenschöpfer?Der Sternenschoepfer |
1982-03-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #5) | 3-453-30795-X | DM 6.80 | 333 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Morris Scott Dollens | |
| Star Maker | 1987-04-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Jeremy P. Tarcher / St. Martin's Press | 0-87477-435-7 | $8.95 |
xiv+ 272 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | |
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| Star Maker | 1988-02-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Penguin Books (Penguin Classic Science Fiction) | 0-14-010152-7 | £3.95 | 267 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Danny Flynn | |
| Star Maker | 1999-11-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #21) | 1-85798-807-8 | £6.99 |
xiv+ 272 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Les Edwards | |
| Star Maker | 2003-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #21) | 1-85798-807-8 | £6.99 |
xiv+ 272 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Les Edwards | |
| Star Maker | 2004-00-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #21) | 1-85798-807-8 | £6.99 |
xiv+ 272 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Les Edwards | |
| Star Maker | 2004-05-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Wesleyan University Press (Early Classics of Science Fiction) | 0-8195-6693-4 | $24.95 |
xxxiii+ 311 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Star Maker | 2004-05-00 | Olaf Stapledon | Wesleyan University Press | 0-8195-6692-6 | $65.00 |
xxxiii+ 311 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| Star Maker | 2008-06-02 | Olaf Stapledon | Dover Publications | 978-0-486-46683-5 | £9.99 | 192 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| Star Maker | 2010-01-24 | Olaf Stapledon | Benediction Books | 978-1-84902-843-1 | $22.99 | 232 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Star Maker | 2010-04-30 | Olaf Stapledon | Benediction Classics | 978-1-84902-772-4 | $29.99 | 232 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| Star Maker | 2011-01-23 | Olaf Stapledon | IndoEuropeanPublishing | 978-1-60444-387-5 | £12.95 | 196 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Star Maker | 2011-09-29 | Olaf Stapledon | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-12861-3 | £4.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Star Maker | 2012-01-25 | Olaf Stapledon | Bibliotech Press | 978-1-61895-031-4 | $12.95 | 194 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Star Maker | 2013-02-26 | Olaf Stapledon | CreateSpace | 978-1-4826-4446-3 | $10.95 | 340 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Star Maker | 2017-12-12 | William Olaf Stapledon | Jovian Press | 978-1-5378-0701-0 | £0.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Star Maker | 2018-07-01 | Olaf Stapledon | Blurb | 978-1-388-29547-9 | $9.72 | 224 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Star Maker | 2018-12-04 | Olaf Stapledon | Reading Essentials | 978-1-77323-354-3 | $0.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Star Maker | 2020-01-05 | Olaf Stapledon | Faded Page | 20200108 | C$0.00 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Bip Pares | |
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| Star Maker | 2020-01-06 | Olaf Stapledon | Bibliotech Press | 978-1-61895-734-4 | $19.95 | 200 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| Star Maker | 2020-03-12 | Olaf Stapledon | Martino Fine Books | 978-1-68422-439-5 | $8.95 | 196 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Last and First Men & Star Maker | date unknown | Olaf Stapledon | Dover Publications | 0-486-21962-3 | $2.50 | 438 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Mila Macek | |
| Star Maker | date unknown | Olaf Stapledon | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #21) | 1-85798-807-8 | £6.99 |
xiv+ 272 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Les Edwards | |
| Star Maker | date unknown | Olaf Stapledon | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-85798-807-9 | £7.99 |
xiv+ 288 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Les Edwards | |
| Last and First Men & Star Maker | date unknown | Olaf Stapledon | Dover Publications | 0-486-21962-3 | $4.00 | 438 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Mila Macek | |
| Last and First Men & Star Maker | date unknown | Olaf Stapledon | Dover Publications | 0-486-21962-3 | $7.95 | 438 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Mila Macek | |
Reviews
- Review by uncredited (1937) in Cosmic Stories, May 1941, (1941)
- Review by Jack Williamson (1939) in Spaceways, February 1939 , reprinted in:
- Super-Science Fiction, (2012)
- Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel
- Review [French] by Roger Bozzetto (1980) in Fiction, #306
- Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 455 - 723)
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1988) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #100 January 1988
- Review by Andy Sawyer (1988) in Paperback Inferno, #72
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1988) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #107 August 1988
- Review by Mike Resnick (1997) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October-November 1997
- Review by K. V. Bailey (2000) in Vector 210
- Review [Spanish] by Julián Díez (2001) in Las 100 mejores novelas de ciencia ficción del siglo XX
- Review by Graham Sleight (2008) in Locus, #575 December 2008
- Review by Jesse Hudson (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1