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Award winning Science Fiction Grandmaster and acclaimed writer of English prose. The official BlueSky account as run by Brian's literary estate.
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Affairs at Hampden Ferrers. A poignant exploration of relationships, power, and rural life, written with Aldiss’s keen observational skill. ✍️✨ #brianaldiss #scifi #fiction #bookcovers #aldisscovers #coverart #sciencefiction brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/nove...

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‘Shakespeare cannot die.’ Brian Aldiss on the Bard’s enduring grip—from Oxford summers to war in Burma, from Hamlet to King Lear. A personal tribute to 450 years of Shakespeare. #brianaldiss #centenary #Shakespeare450 brianaldiss.co.uk/2025/02/25/s...

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An Age. An Age (aka Cryptozoic!) is a mind-bending journey through time, blending art, psychology, and a reverse-time universe. A sci-fi classic that challenges perception. 🕰️✨ #brianaldiss #scifi #fiction #bookcovers #aldisscovers #coverart #sciencefiction brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/nove...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Quiz time! To end with the beginnings, here are eight first lines from seven memorable novels and one short story. To help you identify them, there follows a list of twelve titles, from which you can select the eight correct ones. forms.gle/uXP5kPsgEXUt... #LiteraryQuiz #sciencefiction #centenary

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A Tupolev Too Far is a gripping collection of short stories, blending sharp satire, emotional depth, and speculative brilliance. A masterclass in storytelling. ✍️🚀 #brianaldiss #SciFi #fiction #bookcovers #aldisscovers #coverart #sciencefiction brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/stor...

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‘I proclaimed Mary Shelley to be the Mother of Science Fiction.’ Brian Aldiss on Frankenstein, The Last Man, and the haunting origins of Mary Shelley's dark visions. #brianaldiss #maryshelley #frankenstein brianaldiss.co.uk/2025/02/17/m...

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Quiz time: There is a suspicion in some quarters that Robert Sheckley is secretly the most popular science fiction writer, perhaps because of his jocular contempt for reality. Of the following first lines of Sheckley stories, one is a fake. Which? forms.gle/AW1FdCg2jWN8...

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#imagination #scifi #brianaldiss #centenary brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/nove...

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A Soldier Erect. A humorous and candid sequel to The Hand-Reared Boy, delving into a soldier’s life and his often-hilarious adventures. ✍️😂 #brianaldiss #scifi #fiction #bookcovers #aldisscovers #coverart #sciencefiction brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/nove...

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A reminder that Helliconia is real! ^TA #helliconia #sciencefiction #fantasy #centenary

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Just in time for Brian's centenary! ^TA

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Quiz time: The science fiction field glitters with prizes like a Christmas tree. Here are four of the best-known awards, together with the years in which they first bestowed their accolade on four novels. Can you name the appropriate novels? #LiteraryQuiz forms.gle/3LKqRMNHdRSq...

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"Four things one particularly notices after wars of any respectable size: preparations for the next one, confidence that armed conflict is finished forever, starvation, and feasting." The Eighty Minute Hour #war #humannature #brianaldiss #centenary brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/nove...

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A Romance Of The Equator. A collection of literary tales blending romance, adventure, and Aldiss’s vivid imagination. 🌍❤️ #brianaldiss #scifi #fictionn #bookcovers #aldisscovers #coverart #sciencefiction brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/smal...

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‘The greatest of all novels.’ Brian Aldiss on Tolstoy’s Resurrection—a grand, troubling epic of justice, guilt, and redemption. A novel that once outsold War and Peace, yet is often overlooked today. Read the full post: #brianaldiss #tolstoy brianaldiss.co.uk/2025/02/08/b...

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Quiz time: Last and first things always preoccupy science fiction writers. Can you name the authors of the following three novels and a short story with the word 'first' in the title? #sciencefiction #scifi #LiteraryQuiz #BookQuiz #brianaldiss . Play the quiz here: forms.gle/mmALejy8mNYw...

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Crytozoaic. A mind-bending journey through time, blending art, psychology, and speculative adventure. ✨🕰️ #BrianAldiss #SciFi #Fiction #BookCovers #AldissCovers #CoverArt #ScienceFiction brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/nove...

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

A Chinese Perspective. A unique narrative reflecting cultural differences and shared human experiences through Aldiss’s insightful lens. 🌏✍️ #BrianAldiss #SciFi #Fiction #BookCovers #AldissCovers #CoverArt #ScienceFiction brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/nove...

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Quiz time: H. G. Wells wrote The War of the Worlds at the end of last century. The novel seems to have proved almost as popular as war itself. Which were the worlds involved? Correct answers here: forms.gle/hABGGmXHGJg... #HGWells #WarOfTheWorlds #ScienceFiction #LiteraryQuiz

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#Reflective #Universal #Thoughtprovoking #BrianAldiss #Quotes #SciFi #ScienceFiction brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/nov...

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A Brian Aldiss Omnibus. A treasure trove of Aldiss’s finest works, showcasing his literary range and brilliance. 📚✨ #BrianAldiss #bookcovers #aldisscovers #bookcoverdesign #sciencefiction #scifi brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/sto...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

First up in a series of articles about friendships to celebrate Brian's centenary year is a blog post about long-time friend Bob Shaw. Many more follow. #brianaldiss #friendship #scifi #sciencefiction brianaldiss.co.uk/2025/02/01/...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Brian Aldiss quotes #quotes #brianaldiss #creativity #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #worldbuilding

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

A new review ^TA

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One of the many great Aldiss covers ^TA

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Helliconia by Brian W. Aldiss is an epic science fiction trilogy. If you like world-building this should float your boat. Set on a planet which orbits two suns, civilization must learn to adapt to extreme climate changes over thousands of years. #booksky📚💙 #scifi #sciencefiction

submitted 33 days ago • 3 comments

Trestle tables have come a long way! ^TA

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So glad you remember this! ^TA

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A pleasant fiction... ^TA

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Hi all. 2025 marks what would have been Brian Aldiss's 100th year. To celebrate we have lots of activity planned, including publishing revised work, radio interviews, The Aldiss Award, exhibitions, Worldcon @ Seattle, World Fantasy Con @ Brighton & Online. Aldiss & more. ^TA #centenary #brianaldiss

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"Sorrow is a constant; fortunately, we take a while to learn that." Comfort Zone #reflective #universal #thoughtprovoking #brianaldiss #scifi brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/nove...

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