Description
Following on from the 1950s collection, this is the second collection of Brian Aldiss' short stories, taken from the 1960s. A must-have for collectors. Part three of four.
This collection gathers together, for the very first time, Brian Aldiss' complete catalogue of short stories from the 1960s, in four parts.
Taken from diverse and often rare sources, the works in this collection chart the blossoming career of one of Britain's most beloved authors. From stories of war robots, to a community of telepaths who have created a unique torture technique, this book proves once again that Aldiss' gifted prose and unparalleled imagination never fail to challenge and delight.
The four books of the 1960s short story collection are must-have volumes for all Aldiss fans, and an excellent introduction to the work of a true master.
THE BRIAN ALDISS COLLECTION INCLUDES OVER 50 BOOKS AND SPANS THE AUTHOR'S ENTIRE CAREER, FROM HIS DEBUT IN 1955 TO HIS MORE RECENT WORK.
About the Author
Brian Aldiss, OBE, was a fiction and science fiction writer, poet, playwright, critic, memoirist and artist.
Born in Norfolk in 1925, after leaving the army, Aldiss worked as a bookseller, which provided the setting for his first book, The Brightfount Diaries (1955). His first published science fiction work was the story 'Criminal Record', which appeared in Science Fantasy in 1954.
Passing away in 2017, over the course of his life Aldiss wrote nearly 100 books and over 300 short stories - becoming one of the pre-eminent science fiction writers of the 20th and 21st century.
Reviews
'Aldiss is a magician' Sunday Times
'The titan of science fiction.' Telegraph
'Brian Aldiss is one of the most influential - and one of the best - SF writers Britain has ever produced.' Iain M Banks
'The best contemporary writer of science fiction.' Guardian
'One of the truly prophetic figures of the space age... the colossus of science fiction'
New Yorker
'Once again he demonstrates the power of his imagination.' Daily Mail
Book Information
ISBN 9780008148942
Author Brian Aldiss
Format Paperback
Page Count 412
Imprint HarperVoyager
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Series The Brian Aldiss Collection
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 27mm