Stapledon then began work on what would become Star Maker.

As in Star Maker, the book begins with a single human observer staring at the sky and considering the immensity of the cosmos.

"The Star Maker" isn't convincing in drumming up a moral conversion for Joe or in trying to tie its loose ends together.

"The Star Maker," which opens today at the Paris Theater, is one of this year's Oscar nominees in the best foreign film category.

"The Star Maker" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian).

Star Maker contains the first known description of what are now called Dyson spheres.

Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937.

Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator.

Some of the science described in Star Maker has since been shown to be inaccurate, but much of the book is still thought to be correct.

Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon is a rare attempt at a cohesive science fiction mythos.