In Malacia, a city where change is forbidden and radical ideas are crushed, a war like no other is about to commence...
The Brian Aldiss collection includes over 50 books and spans the author’s entire career, from his debut in 1955 to his more recent work.
Struggling young actor Perian de Chirolo does as he pleases in the timeless city. He is a lover, a fighter and has no thought for consequence, until the magic of Malacia changes and reality begins to catch up with him.
Now de Chirolo must make a choice between his old life, and joining the revolutionaries who will fight to ensure Malacia is never the same again.
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'For decades, Brian Aldiss has been among our most prolific and consistently stylish writers' THE TELEGRAPH
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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.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. 402 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Berkley Pub Group, New York, 1985. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Hole punch in front cover. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In the timeless city of Malacia, a place swathed in magic and on the brink of war, lives a young man named Perian de Chirolo - a free-spirit, a fearless lover - who embarks on a harrowing odyssey with dramatic consequences for himself and all Malacians. This is a gripping tale of wonder, lust and destiny. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 042508079X. ISBN/EAN: 9780425080795. Inventory No: 09050203. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 09050203