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Finches of Mars
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Pub Date
Jun 06 2013
| Archive Date
Nov 11 2014
Description
‘My final Science Fiction novel’ – Brian Aldiss
Brian Aldiss has announced that this book, Finches of Mars, will be his final science fiction novel. And what a way to end one of the most illustrious careers in the genre.
Set on the Red Planet, it follows a group of colonists and the problems they have in setting up a new society. Life can be sustained but new life will not prosper – the women on the planet only ever give birth to stillborn children.
Exploring many of the author’s classic themes, this is a landmark novel in any genre.
‘My final Science Fiction novel’ – Brian Aldiss
Brian Aldiss has announced that this book, Finches of Mars, will be his final science fiction novel. And what a way to end one of the most...
Description
‘My final Science Fiction novel’ – Brian Aldiss
Brian Aldiss has announced that this book, Finches of Mars, will be his final science fiction novel. And what a way to end one of the most illustrious careers in the genre.
Set on the Red Planet, it follows a group of colonists and the problems they have in setting up a new society. Life can be sustained but new life will not prosper – the women on the planet only ever give birth to stillborn children.
Exploring many of the author’s classic themes, this is a landmark novel in any genre.
A Note From the Publisher
Brian Aldiss, OBE, is a fiction and science fiction writer, poet, playwright, critic, memoirist and artist. He was 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. Since then he has written nearly 100 books and over 300 short stories.
Brian Aldiss, OBE, is a fiction and science fiction writer, poet, playwright, critic, memoirist and artist. He was born in Norfolk in 1925. After leaving the army, Aldiss worked as a bookseller...
A Note From the Publisher
Brian Aldiss, OBE, is a fiction and science fiction writer, poet, playwright, critic, memoirist and artist. He was 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. Since then he has written nearly 100 books and over 300 short stories.
Advance Praise
‘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
‘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...
Advance Praise
‘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
Marketing Plan
The final novel from the multi-award winning science fiction writer, Brian Aldiss.
• Aldiss’s most famous work was adapted into the film ‘A.I: Artificial Intelligence’ directed by Stephen Spielberg.
• Heavily influenced by H.G. Wells, Aldiss’s work has been compared to his contemporaries Isaac Asimov and Arthur C Clarke.
The final novel from the multi-award winning science fiction writer, Brian Aldiss.
• Aldiss’s most famous work was adapted into the film ‘A.I: Artificial Intelligence’ directed by Stephen Spielberg.
•...
Marketing Plan
The final novel from the multi-award winning science fiction writer, Brian Aldiss.
• Aldiss’s most famous work was adapted into the film ‘A.I: Artificial Intelligence’ directed by Stephen Spielberg.
• Heavily influenced by H.G. Wells, Aldiss’s work has been compared to his contemporaries Isaac Asimov and Arthur C Clarke.
Available Editions
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9780007478934 |
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Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9780007478934 |
| PRICE |
£0.99 (GBP)
|
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