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Worlds of Wonder (collection)
Encyclopedia
Worlds of Wonder is a collection of three science fiction
works by Olaf Stapledon
: a short novel
, a novella
and a short story
. It was published in 1949
by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
in an edition of 500 copies. All of the stories had originally been published in Britain
.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
works by Olaf Stapledon
Olaf Stapledon
William Olaf Stapledon was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction.-Life:...
: a short novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, a novella
Novella
A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
and a short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
. It was published in 1949
1949 in literature
The year 1949 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Arthur C. Clarke becomes Assistant Editor of Science Abstracts.*Bertrand Russell receives the Order of Merit....
by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., or FPCI, was a science fiction and fantasy small press specialty publishing company established in 1946. It was the fourth small press company founded by William L...
in an edition of 500 copies. All of the stories had originally been published in Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Contents
- Death into LifeDeath into LifeDeath into Life is a 1946 novel by Olaf Stapledon. Not strictly science fiction , the novel is described as "an imaginative treatment of the problem of survival after death"...
- The FlamesThe Flames: A FantasyThe Flames is a science fiction novella by the writer and philosopher Olaf Stapledon. It was published by Secker and Warburg in 1947.-Overview:...
- Old Man in a New WorldOld Man in New World"Old Man in New World" is a short story by Olaf Stapledon, published as a separate volume by George Allen and Unwin in 1944. It was published through PEN, the international writers' association....