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Olaf Stapledon: Looking Far, Far into the Future

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Andrew Liptak in Books, Web Sites // 0 Comments

My latest column for the Kirkus Reviews blog is now online!

This time, I look at English author Olaf Stapledon and his legacy in the genre. Stapledon was an interesting author, and the scale of his works and the themes behind them set him apart from just about everyone. His works also helped to inspire a number of notable authors down the road, such as Arthur C. Clarke.

Read Looking Far, Far into the Future: Olaf Stapledon over on the Kirkus Reviews Blog!

About Andrew Liptak (180 Articles)

Andrew Liptak is a freelance writer and historian from Vermont. He is a 2014 graduate of the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop, and has written for such places as Armchair General, io9, Kirkus Reviews, Lightspeed Magazine, and others. His first book, War Stories: New Military Science Fiction is now out from Apex Publications, and his next, The Future Machine: The Writers, Editors and Readers who Build Science Fiction is forthcoming from Jurassic London in 2015. He can be found over at www.andrewliptak.com and at @AndrewLiptak on Twitter.

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