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5 unusual facts about Brian Aldiss


Alex Ebel

His illustrations for book covers include Galaxies and The Sun by Isaac Asimov, Evil Earths by Brian Aldiss, Ability Quotient by Mack Reynolds, Homefaring by Robert Silverberg and one of his most famous, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Begbroke

More recently it was the home of science fiction author Brian Aldiss.

Gothic science fiction

In his history of science fiction, Billion Year Spree, Brian Aldiss contends that science fiction itself is an outgrowth of gothic fiction-- pointing to Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein as an example.

Old 100th

The name of the tune, Old Hundredth is also the title of a short Science fiction story by Brian Aldiss, in which the human race have evolved the ability to transcend their physical bodies and exist as music and energy, thus attaining peace and simplicity.

Vukašin Mrnjavčević

Brian Aldiss - published an alternative-history fantasy story "The Day Of The Doomed King" about King Vukašin.


Jason Sanford

His fiction has been described as "new weird SF," and compared to both the anime of Hayao Miyazaki and the early writings of Brian Aldiss.

The History of the Runestaff

Yet other gods from the "tragic millennium" are based on 20th Century British Prime Ministers (Chirshil, the Howling God (Winston Churchill) and Aral Vilsn, the Roaring God (Harold Wilson), Supreme God) or writers: Bjrin Adass, the Singing God (Brian Aldiss); Jeajee Blad, the Groaning God (J. G. Ballard); Jh'Im Slas, the Weeping God (James Sallis).

The Tenth Dimension

The Tenth Dimension has published some of the biggest names in science fiction and fantasy, including Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, Joe Haldeman, Philip K. Dick, Orson Scott Card, Ursula K. Le Guin, Brian Aldiss and many others.


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