With social media shortening attention spans and overwhelming you with distractions, I find it hard to settle down with a book and read it from cover to cover. Star Maker is so engrossing that I finished it in four days.It took that amount of time only because Stapeldon’s universe and menagerie of alien beings are so intricate, you feel compelled to look over the page to make sure you can learn everything you can about the creatures and worlds described in the novel. It navigates the space between the material and metaphysical. The narrator (identifying himself as “The Englishman”) always finds natural and evolutionary causes for the cultures that shape the thinking creatures of the universe, but that doesn’t prevent him from having a transcendental experience of his voyage through the stars. The stars themselves hold a few surprises in the story.I am giving this Kindle edition four stars due to the many typographical errors. I picked this edition solely because I liked the cover art. Not the best reason for choosing it.I also recommend getting the Audible version of Star Maker. Andrew Wincott reads with a calm, baritone voice which lulls you into the experience and keeps you focus of the story.Well worth the read. Well worth the listen. Switch off your apps and experience the original space odyssey.