Odd John
Author(s): Olaf Stapledon
Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
John Wainwright is a freak, a human mutation with an extraordinary intelligence which is both awesome and frightening to behold. Ordinary humans are mere playthings to him. And Odd John has a plan - to create a new order on Earth, a new supernormal species. But the world is not ready for such a change ...
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The book that gave the world the term Homo superior.
Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) was born near Liverpool and educated at Balliol College, Oxford and Liverpool University. After spending eighteen months working in a shipping office in Liverpool and Port Said, he lectured extramurally for Liverpool University in English Literature and industrial history. He served in France from 1915 until 1919 with the Friends' Ambulance Unit and then lectured again for Liverpool University in psychology and philosophy. His novels include First and Last Men, Last Men in London, Star Maker and Odd John.
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Gollancz
- : 0.212
- : 31 January 2012
- : 198mm X 129mm X 16mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 May 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : 224
- : 823.914
- : 1
- : Paperback
- : Olaf Stapledon