Two of the finest future histories ever written, each concerning a central question: If and when a superior being is introduced into a culture, how will either survive? *Odd John* is the definitive fictionalization of the mutated superman who has to decide what to do with his gifts, while*Sirius* co
Odd John
β Scribed by Olaf Stapledon
- Publisher
- ePubLibre
- Year
- 1935
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 179 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
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 planβto create a new order on Earth, a new supernormal species. But the world is not ready for such a changeβ¦
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