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Mini-Sagas

From the Daily Telegraph Competition 2001

Mini-Sagas( )
Author: Aldiss, Brian W.
Illustrator: Blake, Quentin
Contribution by: Daily Telegraph Staff,
Introduction by: Lumley, Joanna
ISBN:978-1-900564-77-9
Publication Date:Sep 2002
Publisher:Enitharmon Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $13.95
Book Description:

Brevity is the soul of wit - and a mini-saga is the soul of brevity. A story of just fifty words, with a beginning, a middle and an end. Not just that, but a story that instantly captivates the reader with dreams and disasters, fantasies and fears, loves and hates, humour, morality, immorality, the everyday and the extraordinary. Included in the anthology are the best mini-sagas from the latest competition, chosen from the thousands received from all round the world. With them are...
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Book Details
Pages:144
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Short Stories (Single Author)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4 x 6 x 0.8 Inches
Book Weight:0.3 Pounds
Author Biography
Aldiss, Brian W. (Author)
Brian W. Aldiss was born in Dereham, United Kingdom on August 18, 1925. In 1943, he joined the Royal Signals regiment, and saw action in Burma. After World War II, he worked as a bookseller at Oxford University. His first book, The Brightfount Diaries, was published in 1955. His first science fiction novel, Non-Stop (Starship in the United States), was published in 1958. He wrote more than 80 books including Hothouse, Greybeard, The Helliconia Trilogy, The Squire Quartet, Frankenstein Unbound, The Malacia Tapestry, Walcot, and Mortal Morning. His short story Super-Toys Last All Summer Long was the basis for the film A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He has received numerous awards for his work including two Hugo Awards, the Nebula Award, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and an OBE for services to literature.

He was also an anthologist and an artist. He was the editor of 40 anthologies including Introducing SF, The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus, Space Opera, Space Odysseys, Galactic Empires, Evil Earths, and Perilous Planets. He was an abstract artist and his first solo exhibition, The Other Hemisphere, was held in Oxford in August-September 2010. He died on August 19, 2017 at the age of 92.

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