Helliconia

Name: Helliconia
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780575086159
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Helliconia Spring, Helliconia Summer, Helliconia Winter

By Brian Aldiss

Series: S.F. Masterworks

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Summary

Helliconia by Brian Aldiss is set on a planet with a peculiar dual-star system, creating seasons that last centuries. As the planet's climate shifts over many generations, the inhabitants, including both humans and an alien species called the Phagors, experience dramatic changes in their civilisation and survival strategies. The narrative explores the interplay between culture, nature, and evolution in this richly imaginative sci-fi and fantasy setting.
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This epic science fiction and fantasy novel might captivate you if you're intrigued by the grand scale of world-building and the intricate interplay of societies. Set in a world with significant seasonal changes spanning millennia, it explores the resilience and evolution of its inhabitants, offering an engrossing mix of human drama and cosmic events.

Helliconia

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

Aldiss is a pre-eminent figure in British SF who's reputation has extended into the literary world The Helliconia books (HELLICONIA SPRING, HELLICONIA SUMMER and HELLICONIA WINTER) are acknowledged as his masterpiece HELLICONIA SPRING won the John. W. Campbell Award Aldiss has also won the Hugo (twice), the Nebula, the BSFA, the James Blish and the Pilgrim Awards The books that set the standard for imagination and worldbuilding in SF

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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 last 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.

Series: S.F. Masterworks

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Helliconia by Brian Aldiss is praised for its captivating narrative and is highly recommended by reviewers for offering an engaging experience in the sci-fi and fantasy genre.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780575086159

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 August 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 61.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 1195g

Pages: 1328

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Brian Aldiss Fiction General Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction Series: S.F. Masterworks

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.