Part One of the complete Aldiss Short Stories from the 1980s. A must-have for collectors, reissued as part of the Brian Aldiss Collection. This collection gathers together, for the very first time, Brian Aldiss' complete catalogue of short stories from the 1980s, in two parts. Taken from diverse and often rare sources, the works in this collection chart the career of one of Britain's most beloved authors. From the boy who believes that whales can swim to the stars and beyond, to the aliens who try to save their civilization through human psychoanalysis, this book proves once again that Aldiss' gifted prose and unparalleled imagination never fail to challenge and delight. The two parts of the 1980s short story collection are must-have volumes for all Aldiss fans, and an excellent introduction to the work of a true master. THE BRIAN ALDISS COLLECTION INCLUDES OVER 50 BOOKS AND SPANS THE AUTHOR'S ENTIRE CAREER, FROM HIS DEBUT IN 1955 TO HIS MORE RECENT WORK.
Author Biography
Brian Aldiss, OBE, is a fiction and science fiction writer, poet, playwright, critic, memoirist and artist. He was born in Norfolk in 1925. After leaving the army, Aldiss worked as a bookseller, which provided the setting for his first book, The Brightfount Diaries (1955). His first published science fiction work was the story 'Criminal Record', which appeared in Science Fantasy in 1954. Since then he has written nearly 100 books and over 300 short stories.
