tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571241725404229411.post6234781307882121552..comments2023-09-02T05:30:49.720+07:00Comments on Potpourri of Science Fiction Literature: 1930: Last and First Men (Stapledon, Olaf)2theDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15795328679130917054noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571241725404229411.post-12922517585800708922013-10-31T19:55:04.521+07:002013-10-31T19:55:04.521+07:00I have the British 2009 edition from Gollancz. And...I have the British 2009 edition from Gollancz. And yes, I read all three of those books mentioned at the end. <i>Starswarm</i> and <i>The Maze of Stars</i> are both really great, both come highly recommended! However, Jack L. Chalker is more famous for his fantasy quests (usually 4 books long) as well as <i>Well of Souls</i>, but The Rings of the Master series is good but comes with a shrug of "whatever".2theDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458136942599361822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571241725404229411.post-47492341946083455342013-10-31T17:26:22.854+07:002013-10-31T17:26:22.854+07:00And it seems the perfect book on which to write 3,...And it seems the perfect book on which to write 3,000 words! I've read Stapledon's <i>Star Maker</i>, and like your reaction to <i>Last and First Men</i>, was floored by it. I've been trying to get a copy of the latter ever since - a fact made only more obvious by your review.<br /><br />I thought this book went out of print a while ago, but the cover you show above looks like a reprint. Is it?<br /><br />Also, you reference books near the end of the review by Aldiss, Chalker, and Brunner. Have you read any of them, i.e. are they worthy "flattery"? Aldiss and Brunner I trust enough to pick up anything by them, but Chalker is a name I'm not familiar with.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796098208589965362noreply@blogger.com