Last and First Men
by Olaf Stapledon | 
Jem
by Frederik Pohl | 
We Can Build You
by Philip K. Dick | 
The World Jones Made
by Philip K. Dick | 
The Hammer of God
by Arthur C. Clarke | 
Air
by Geoff Ryman | 
Emphyrio
by Jack Vance | 
Hellstrom's Hive
by Frank Herbert | 
The Black Cloud
by Fred Hoyle | 
The Centauri Device
by M. John Harrison | 
The Jesus Incident
by Frank Herbert | 
The Santaroga Barrier
by Frank Herbert | 
The Ophiuchi Hotline
by John Varley | 
Non-Stop
by Brian Aldiss | 
The Deep Range
by Arthur C. Clarke | 
Island
by Aldous Huxley | 
A Voyage to Arcturus
by David Lindsay | 
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein | 
The Last Question
by Isaac Asimov | 
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury |
Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a history of life in the universe, dwarfing in scale Stapledon's previous book, Last and First Men (1930), a history of the human species over two billion years. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of progressive unity within and between different civilizations. Some of the elements and themes briefly discussed prefigure later fiction concerning genetic engineering and alien life forms. Arthur C. Clarke considered Star Maker to be one of the finest works of science fiction ever written.