BROTHERS OF THE HEAD - Softcover

Aldiss

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007482043 ISBN 13: 9780007482047

Publisher: The Friday Project, 2012

Synopsis

Sci-fi legend Brian Aldiss’ dark and compelling story of Siamese twin boys with a third dormant head.

Tom and Barry are Siamese twins with a third head growing out of Barry’s shoulder. They are plucked from their deprived home by showbiz entrepreneurs and form a rock band, The Bang Bang.

But the twins have a violent relationship and jealousies arise over their shared lover. Can a band split up when the singers are permanently joined together?

About this title

Review:

‘A refined punk fable.’ OBSERVER

‘Britain’s finest science-fiction writer.’ TRIBUNE

About the Author:

Brian Aldiss, OBE, is a fiction and science fiction writer, poet, playwright, critic, memoirist and artist. He was born in Norfolk in 1925. After leaving the army, Aldiss worked as a bookseller, which provided the setting for his first book, The Brightfount Diaries (1955). His first published science fiction work was the story ‘Criminal Record’, which appeared in Science Fantasy in 1954. Since then he has written nearly 100 books and over 300 short stories.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Friday Project
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0007482043
• ISBN 13: 9780007482047
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 110