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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Brian Aldiss at the Big Green Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:Brian Aldiss OBE is Britian's most prolific science fictio
 n author and considered by many the true heir of H.G. Wells.His works 
 have long been associated with such iconic magazines as New worlds and
  New Wave. Aldiss published his first novel in 1958 and won his first 
 Hugo in 1962 for Hothouse, a novel which hearkened back to his World W
 ar II experiences in Burma. His novels are associated with the New wav
 e SF movement founded by Micheal Moorcock in the 1960's and with such 
 sub-genres as space opera and far future. He is also known for his Hel
 lonica trilogy, which earned him a Campbell award and numerous nominat
 ions.\nMore importantly he is reknown for his ambition to make SF a li
 terarily acceptable genre. The publication of the short-lived journal 
 Science Fiction Horizons in which he interviewed such literary luminai
 res as C.S.Lewis and William S. Burroughs and his history of SF, The B
 illion Year Spree (in which he favoured Shelley's Frankenstein as the 
 first SF novel) in addition to his many novels and short stories where
  he combined SF themes with quality writing are evidence of his consta
 nt advocacy of Literary SF.\nOver the last couple of years The Friday 
 Project have been republishing a brilliant mix of Brian’s fiction an
 d non-fiction, and last month published the first volume of Brian’s 
 300+ short stories, which are being collected together for the first t
 ime. This volume takes us through the 50s, from his very first story -
  A Book in Time, published in The Bookseller in 1954 and never seen ag
 ain until now - right up to his establishment as a major new voice in 
 science fiction by the end of that decade.\nBrian will be in conversat
 ion with Scott Pack, from The Friday Project. There’ll be an opportu
 nity to ask Brian questions and he’ll be happy to sign copies of his
  books.Early bird ticket price for this incredible event is just £5. 
 Advance booking required\n\nFor more information visit https://bowesan
 dbounds.org/events/author-talk-brian-aldiss-at-the-big-green-bookshop
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CATEGORIES:"author talk"
LOCATION:Big Green Bookshop
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