Steve Aylett

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born

Bromley, England, The United Kingdom

gender

male

website

http://www.steveaylett.com/

genre

Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Steve Aylett (b. 1967) is a satirical science fiction and slipstream author of several bizarro books. He is renowned for his colorful satire attacking the manipulations of authority, and for having reams of amusing epigrams and non-sequiturs only tangentially related to what little plot the books possess.

Aylett left school at age 17 and worked in a book warehouse, and later in law publishing.

Aylett claims to have books appear in his brain in one visual "glob" which looks like a piece of gum (but denies it's "channelled").

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Steve Aylett's Books

Average rating: 3.76 · 1,638 ratings · 251 reviews · 28 distinct works · Similar authors

	Slaughtermatic 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 182 ratings — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lint 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bizarro Starter Kit by Steve Aylett, Bradley Sands (Goodreads Author), Jeremy C. Shipp (Goodreads Author) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crime Studio 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bigot Hall 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shamanspace 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atom 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 70 ratings — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Only an Alligator (Accomplice, #1) 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Inflatable Volunteer 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toxicology 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Steve Aylett

Beerlight (4 books)
by Steve Aylett
3.8176638176638176 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 351 ratings

Accomplice (4 books)
by Steve Aylett
3.9826589595375723 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 173 ratings

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Quotes by Steve Aylett

“The optimist sees the future as a rabbit sees the oncoming truck - getting bigger, not closer.”
― Steve Aylett

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“In America, fundamentalist Christians believe the world was created 6,000 years ago - in England people drink in bars that are older than that.”
― Steve Aylett

tags: humor

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“Sanity’s a virginity of the mind
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― Steve Aylett, Atom

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