Title: Star Maker

Title: Star Maker Title Record # 1142
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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Year	Title
1937	The Star Maker
2017	Star Maker [as by William Olaf Stapledon]

Year	Language	Title
1965^ⓘTranslated by Gregorio Lemos.	Spanish	Hacedor de estrellas
1966^ⓘTranslated by Brigitte André	French	Créateur d'étoiles
1966^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http:///www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?115338">Thomas Schlück</a> in 1966	German	Der Sternenmacher
1966^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Schlück	German	Star Maker
1966^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http:///www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?115338">Thomas Schlück</a> (1966)	German	Der Sternenschöpfer^?Der Sternenschoepfer
2021	Portuguese	Criador de Estrelas

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
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
Star Maker	1937-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Methuen		8/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	xii+ 337	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Bip Pares
Star Maker	1938-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Methuen		3/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	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		$5.00^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 775	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Last and First Men & Star Maker	1968-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Dover Publications	T1962	$2.00^?$: US dollar	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	1972-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books	0-14-003541-9	£0.40^?£: UK pound	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^?£: UK pound	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	$1.25^?$: US dollar	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	$35.00^?$: US dollar	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^?£: UK pound	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^?£: UK pound	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
Star Maker	1987-04-00	Olaf Stapledon	Jeremy P. Tarcher / St. Martin's Press	0-87477-435-7	$8.95^?$: US dollar	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
Star Maker	1988-02-00	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books (Penguin Classic Science Fiction)	0-14-010152-7	£3.95^?£: UK pound	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^?£: UK pound	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^?£: UK pound	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^?£: UK pound	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	$24.95^?$: US dollar	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	$65.00^?$: US dollar	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^?£: UK pound	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	$22.99^?$: US dollar	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	$29.99^?$: US dollar	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^?£: UK pound	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^?£: UK pound		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	$12.95^?$: US dollar	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	$10.95^?$: US dollar	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	2018-07-01	Olaf Stapledon	Blurb	978-1-388-29547-9	$9.72^?$: US dollar	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	$0.99^?$: US dollar		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$0.00^?C$: Canadian dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Bip Pares
Star Maker	2020-01-06	Olaf Stapledon	Bibliotech Press	978-1-61895-734-4	$19.95^?$: US dollar	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	$8.95^?$: US dollar	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	2021-02-27	Olaf Stapledon	Must Have Books	978-1-77464-185-9	$8.95^?$: US dollar	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	2021-06-03	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction)	978-0-241-44297-5	£8.99^?£: UK pound	352	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	2021-06-03	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction)	978-0-14-199291-4	£2.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Last and First Men & Star Maker	date unknown	Olaf Stapledon	Dover Publications	0-486-21962-3	$2.50^?$: US dollar	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^?£: UK pound	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^?£: UK pound	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	$4.00^?$: US dollar	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	$7.95^?$: US dollar	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

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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 , reprinted in:
'333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel (1953)
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

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