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Non-Stop by Brian Aldiss is a captivating science fiction novel set in a claustrophobic, enclosed world where inhabitants live in seemingly endless corridors. As the protagonist, Roy Complain, embarks on a journey through this mysterious environment, long-held beliefs about the nature of their world are challenged, leading to dramatic discoveries about their existence.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Non-Stop

Roy Complain decides to find out. With the renegade priest Marapper, he moves into unmapped territory, where they make a series of discoveries which turn their universe upside-down...

No.33 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. * 'Our ablest SF writer' Guardian * 'Fascinating reading' Observer * 'A classic of the field' The Encylopedia of Science Fiction * 'Non-Stop was one of the first sf novels I read, and it haunts me to this day. Its gritty reality and wonderful list of characters make the setting seem so immediate and palpable, you can almost taste it' Greg Bear.

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Curiosity was discouraged in the Greene tribe. Its members lived out their lives in cramped Quarters, hacking away at the encroaching ponics. As to where they were - that was forgotten.

Roy Complain decides to find out. With the renegade priest Marapper, he moves into unmapped territory, where they make a series of discoveries which turn their universe upside-down.

Non-Stop is the classic SF novel of discovery and exploration; a brilliant evocation of a familiar setting seen through the eyes of a primitive.

Series: S.F. Masterworks

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781857989984

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 September 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 227g

Pages: 256

About the Author

SALES POINTS * #33 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. * 'Our ablest SF writer' Guardian * 'Fascinating reading' Observer * 'A classic of the field' The Encylopedia of Science Fiction * 'Non-Stop was one of the first sf novels I read, and it haunts me to this day. Its gritty reality and wonderful list of characters make the setting seem so immediate and palpable, you can almost taste it' Greg Bear

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