A Science Fiction Omnibus

Paperback Published on: 29/11/2007; Language: English, Multiple languages (Original language of a translated text)
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Synopsis

This new edition of Brian Aldiss’s classic anthology brings together a diverse selection of science fiction spanning over sixty years, from Isaac Asimov’s ‘Nightfall’, first published in 1941, to the 2006 story ‘Friends in Need’ by Eliza Blair. Including authors such as Clifford Simak, Harry Harrison, Bruce Sterling, A. E. Van Vogt and Brian Aldiss himself, these stories portray struggles against machines, epic journeys, genetic experiments, time travellers and alien races. From stories set on Earth, to uncanny far distant worlds and ancient burnt-out suns, the one constant is humanity itself, compelled by an often fatal curiosity to explore the boundless frontiers of time, space and probability.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780141188928
  • Number of pages: 592
  • Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 422g
  • Languages: English, Multiple languages (Original language of a translated text)

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A Science Fiction Omnibus
A dull title for a fascinating book
This collection is by far the best collection of short stories I have ever come across, as well as some of the best writing (in science fiction and across ... READ MORE
Arabella Jennings
A Science Fiction Omnibus
The very best science fiction can offer
Any book with the name "omnibus" in the title starts at a disadvantage. But this book reminds you what an omnibus should be: a collection of the very best ... READ MORE
Arabella Jennings