Odd John by Olaf Stapledon - ISBN: 9780575072244
Paperback
Super-genius plans a new species; the world isn’t ready.

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    8 May 2012

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Summary

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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780575072244
ISBN-10:0575072245
Author:Olaf Stapledon
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Gollancz
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:8 May 2012
Weight:200g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 18mm
Series:S.F. Masterworks
About The Author

Olaf Stapledon

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.

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