Non-Stop (Millennium Science Fiction Masterworks Ser.: No.33)

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A &“brilliant . . . classic of the field&” generation ship adventure from the Golden Age of Science Fiction by the author of the Helliconia Trilogy (Encyclopedia of Science Fiction). Non-Stop is Grand Master of Science Fiction and Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Brian W. Aldiss&’s debut novel. Written in response to Robert Heinlein&’s Orphans of the Sky and published in the late 1950s, it is set in a primitive world, home to tribes of inhabitants who endure their harsh and stunted lives in a maze of corridors. Though legends exist that they&’re actually on a ship traveling through the universe, no one really believes it. But that conviction doesn&’t stop a group of people from embarking on a mission to find the rumored &“Forwards&” section and its control room. Through a tangled, hydroponic jungle, they&’ll encounter telepathic animals, giants, outcasts, and mutants in an epic race to uncover the truth—and survive . . . &“A breakneck ride filled with some truly disturbing and chaotic imagery . . . Aldiss&’ world is visceral and powerful.&” —Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations &“Worth reading, and quite a significant contribution to the long SF history of generation ship novels.&” —SF Site Praise for Brian W. Aldiss &“A major figure in world SF . . . Whatever else Aldiss may be, predictable he is not.&” —The Guardian &“One of the most influential—and one of the best—SF writers Britain has ever produced.&” —Iain M. Banks, award-winning author of the Culture series &“One of the most important SF writers of the 20th century.&” —Publishers Weekly
Copyright:
2000

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
190 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781504064040
Publisher:
Open Road Media
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Copyrighted By:
Brian W. Aldiss
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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