Publisher's Synopsis
The first critical biography of a writer, philosopher and social activist who is best remembered for the extraordinary works of speculative fiction he published between 1930 and 1950. Known as the spokesman for the Age of Einstein, Stapledon has influenced writers as diverse as Virginia Woolf, Arthur C. Clarke and Doris Lessing. This book has reclaimed for public attention one of the most important and pioneering authors of science fiction in the twentieth century, a distinctive voice of the modern era.
