Helliconia
Helliconia Spring, Helliconia Summer, Helliconia Winter
Author: Brian Aldiss Series: S.F. Masterworks
A vast world where the seasons last tens of thousands of years - the classic SF epic of worldbuilding.
'Rarely has someone else's brave new world been brought so stunningly to life' Daily Telegraph
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A vast world where the seasons last tens of thousands of years - the classic SF epic of worldbuilding.
'Rarely has someone else's brave new world been brought so stunningly to life' Daily Telegraph
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Helliconia is a planet that, due to the massively eccentric orbit of its own sun around another star, experiences seasons that lasts eons. Whole civilisations grow in the Spring, flourish in the Summer and then die in the brutal winters. The human-like inhabitants have been profoundly changed by their experience of this harsh cycle.
In orbit above the planet a terran mission struggles to observe and understand the effects on society of such a massive climatic impact.Massive, thoroughly researched, minutely organised, full of action, pulp references and deep drama this is a classic trilogy.Critic Reviews
“Surprisingly engaging ... very much recommended.”
Science Fiction has never before had this grandeur Times Literary Supplement
The beginning of a marvellous journey to another world - a remarkable feat of imagination -- John Fowles
Rarely has someone else's brave new world been brought so stunningly to life Daily Telegraph
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About the Author
Brian Aldiss was born in 1925. He is a SF author who has achieved the rare success of acceptance as a writer of real significance by the literary establishment in his lifetime. As well as his novels he has been a hugely important anthologist and editor in the field. He also wrote the pre-eminent history of the genre (with David Wingrove), Billion (later Trillion) Year Spree. He lives in Oxford.
Helliconia is a planet that, due to the massively eccentric orbit of its own sun around another star, experiences seasons that lasts eons. Whole civilisations grow in the Spring, flourish in the Summer and then die in the brutal winters. The human-like inhabitants have been profoundly changed by their experience of this harsh cycle.In orbit above the planet a terran mission struggles to observe and understand the effects on society of such a massive climatic impact.Massive, thoroughly researched, minutely organised, full of action, pulp references and deep drama this is a classic trilogy.
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