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Last Orders, And Other Stories
Brian Aldiss. Lost Orders and Other Stories. London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. First edition. Octavo. 223 pages.
Careful selection of what the author considered was his most telling short work from the mid-Seventies.
Careful selection of what the author considered was his most telling short work from the mid-Seventies.
Hardcover, 223 pages
Published
1977
by London: Jonathan Cape
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The stories in here stew inside of you. They are strange, speaking to you, as if the writer were on the other side of the screen, and talking directly to you. I don't know that I've seen a lot of science fiction that did that. That told the story almost as a pitch, as if to say, "hey, what would you think about life if it were like such and such?" interesting, but maybe not always working. a few large pieces of alien machinery abandoned on the planet's surface with their strange, deadly power-so...more
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Some great stories, certainly. But this collection is most impressive in the sequence- the wild array of narratives, arranged so that each emerges from and comments on those preceeding (and following, you soon realize). Almost a circular structure- compels you to start at the beginning again to read it for the first time.
Jun 05, 2012
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Pseudonyms: Jael Cracken, Peter Pica, John Runciman, C. C. Shackleton, Arch Mendicant, "Doc" Peristyle.
Brian Wilson Aldiss is one of the most important voices in science fiction writing today. He wrote his first novel while working as a bookseller in Oxford. Shortly afterwards he wrote his first work of science fiction and soon gained international recognition. Adored for his innovative literary t...more
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Brian Wilson Aldiss is one of the most important voices in science fiction writing today. He wrote his first novel while working as a bookseller in Oxford. Shortly afterwards he wrote his first work of science fiction and soon gained international recognition. Adored for his innovative literary t...more
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