Brian Aldiss

Uznávaný mistr světové sci-fi, autor proslulé prózy Nonstop i předlohy ke Spielbergově filmu A.I.: Umělá inteligence, navazuje ve svém obsáhlém románu na různé traktáty o utopickém světě, které mají - zejména v evropské literatuře - tisíciletou tradi ci. Jeho hrdinové se totiž svoji nedobrovolnou izolaci na Marsu rozhodnou využít pozitivně: Pokusí se vybudovat ideální společnost, která by byla zbavená pozemských nešvarů - kriminality, korupce, nekontrolovatelného vlivu nadnárodních společností.

Jaký je vlastně svět, v němž žijí hrdinové Aldissova románu, příslušníci polokočovného kmene Greenů? Má, či nemá nějaké hranice? Proč je rozdělen na nesmírné množství palub? Odkud přicházejí záhadní Obři a Vetřelci? A co je pravdy na pověstech o údajné supercivilizaci na Přídi? Několik lidí se ve snaze najít na tyto otázky odpověď vydá na dalekou cestu. To, co nakonec zjistí, je až příliš fantastické... Nonstop je románovým debutem klasika žánru Briana W. Aldisse a stále zůstává jeho nejpopulárnějším dílem. Důvodem je fakt, že jde o křišťálově čistý příklad dobrodružné science fiction, která je i přes svůj spád něčím víc než jen pouhou zábavou. Zpracoval novým, originálním způsobem oblíbené téma - osudy lidí na velkém kosmickém korábu, jehož let trvá už několik generací.

This new edition of Brian Aldiss' 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.

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My final Science Fiction novel' - Brian Aldiss Brian Aldiss has announced that this book, Finches of Mars, will be his final science fiction novel. And what a way to end one of the most illustrious careers in the genre. Set on the Red Planet, it follows a group of colonists and the problems they have in setting up a new society. Life can be sustained but new life will not prosper - the women on the planet only ever give birth to stillborn children. Exploring many of the author's classic themes, this is a landmark novel in any genre.

Following on from the 1950s collection, this is the second collection of Brian Aldiss' short stories, taken from the 1960s. A must-have for collectors. Part four of four. This collection gathers together, for the very first time, Brian Aldiss' complete catalogue of short stories from the 1960s, in four parts. Taken from diverse and often rare sources, the works in this collection chart the blossoming career of one of Britain's most beloved authors. From the first robot to commit suicide to the tale of a little boy who finds more companionship from his robot Teddy than from his parents - a story which was the literary basis for the first act of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster feature film A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. This book proves once again that Aldiss' gifted prose and unparalleled imagination never fail to challenge and delight. The four books of the 1960s 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.

Following on from the 1950s collection, this is the second collection of Brian Aldiss' short stories, taken from the 1960s. A must-have for collectors. Part three of four. This collection gathers together, for the very first time, Brian Aldiss' complete catalogue of short stories from the 1960s, in four parts. Taken from diverse and often rare sources, the works in this collection chart the blossoming career of one of Britain's most beloved authors. From stories of war robots, to a community of telepaths who have created a unique torture technique, this book proves once again that Aldiss' gifted prose and unparalleled imagination never fail to challenge and delight. The four books of the 1960s 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.

Following on from the 1950s collection, this is the second collection of Brian Aldiss' short stories, taken from the 1960s. A must-have for collectors. Part one of four. This collection gathers together, for the very first time, Brian Aldiss' complete catalogue of short stories from the 1960s, in four parts. Taken from diverse and often rare sources, the works in this collection chart the blossoming career of one of Britain's most beloved authors. From stories of high-tech hive minds hunting wild robots, to the story of Mr Meacher, who is given an injection which helps him gain a dimension, this book proves once again that Aldiss' gifted prose and unparalleled imagination never fail to challenge and delight. The four books of the 1960s short story collection are must-have volumes for all Aldiss fans, and an excellent introduction to the work of a true master.

In the year 2093, human consciousness has expanded to the point that man can visit the past using a technique called 'mind-travelling'. Artist Edward Bush returns from a lengthy 'trip' to the Jurassic period to find the government overthrown by an authoritarian regime. Given his mind-travel experience, he is recruited by the new regime to track down and assassinate a scientist whose ideas threaten to topple the status quo. However, the job of an artist is not to take orders but to ask questions . . .

Brian Aldiss, who died in 2017, was best known for his science fiction - and in particular for a short story optioned by Stanley Kubrick, which would, under the direction of Steven Spielberg, become the film A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Aldiss's first book was published by Faber in 1955. This brief, late trilogy contains much of his lively humour, one improbable invention, and a pervasive sense of loneliness and longing. 'Sadness is just happiness in reverse,' says someone in a story within the story, 'We humans have to put up with it.'

Uznávaný mistr světové sci-fi, autor proslulé prózy Nonstop i předlohy ke Spielbergově filmu A.I.: Umělá inteligence, navazuje ve svém obsáhlém románu na různé traktáty o utopickém světě, které mají - zejména v evropské literatuře - tisíciletou tradi ci. Jeho hrdinové se totiž svoji nedobrovolnou izolaci na Marsu rozhodnou využít pozitivně: Pokusí se vybudovat ideální společnost, která by byla zbavená pozemských nešvarů - kriminality, korupce, nekontrolovatelného vlivu nadnárodních společností.