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It is the very near future. Paul Ali, a young writer of light fiction with a Muslim heritage, has been arrested for no compelling reason. He is held as Prisoner B, in HARM - the Hostile Activities Research Ministry - and isolated. Foul-mouthed interrogators subject him to torture and unremitting questioning. To evade this misery, Prisoner B escapes - through his split personality - to a science fiction-like planet ruled by insects, in every sense a thousand light years away. But gradually the two worlds start to converge... In the tradition of dystopias like '1984', this novel shocks, provokes and entertains.
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'All the relish, the vigour and the inventiveness of Science Fiction at its best' - Doris Lessing. 'Subtle literary fiction and vivid science fiction and everything in between' - Michael Moorcock. 'This book is angry, powerful ... it is wonderfully rich ... full of unexpected humour ... Aldiss has produced what may be his most dangerous vision yet' - The Times. 'One of the best SF writers Britain has ever produced' - Iain M Banks. 'The subtlety of the storytelling is astonishing... This is exquisite stuff' --DeathRay Magazine
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It is the very near future. Paul Ali, a young science fiction writer, who has the perceived misfortune of a Muslim heritage, has been arrested for no compelling reason. He is held as prisoner B, without a lawyer and isolated. Whenever the powers-that-be fancy a diversion, they beat him up. A foul-mouthed jobsworth subjects him to coarse and unremitting questioning. To escape from this humiliation prisoner B writes - in the privacy of his mind - a science fiction novel set on a planet in every sense a thousand light years away. But gradually the two worlds start to converge...In the tradition of dystopias like "1984", this novel shocks and entertains.
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- PublisherGerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0715637622
- ISBN 13 9780715637623
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages232
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Book Description Paperback: 7¾" x 5". Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Glen Saville (illustrator). 2008 Edition. © 2007: A stand-alone novel by Brian Aldiss. 1st printing of 2008 edition. Ex-library book with couple of stamps:- Synopsis: It is the very near future. Paul Ali, a young writer of light fiction with a Muslim heritage, has been arrested for no compelling reason. He is held as Prisoner B, in HARM - the Hostile Activities Research Ministry - and isolated. Foul-mouthed interrogators subject him to torture and unremitting questioning. To evade this misery, Prisoner B escapes - through his split personality - to a science fiction-like planet ruled by insects, in every sense a thousand light years away. But gradually the two worlds start to converge:- Review(s): "All the relish, the vigour and the inventiveness of science fiction at its best" - Doris Lessing / "Subtle literary fiction and vivid science fiction and everything in between" - Michael Moorcock:- (original cost £7.99). Seller Inventory # 14.005.00106
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