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    An Island Called Moreau by Brian W. Aldiss (Simon & Schuster, February 1981, 0-671-25453-7, $10.95, 173pp, hc, n.)
        Reprint (Cape 1980 as Moreau’s Other Island) SF novel.



    Jocasta by Brian Aldiss (The Rose Press, January 2006, 0-9548277-0-8, £24.95, 311pp, hc, n.)
        Novel reworking Sophocles’ classic Theban plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone.


    Jocasta: Wife and Mother, and Antigone by Brian Aldiss (The Friday Project, December 4, 2014, 978-0-00-748214-6, £9.99, 222pp, tp, co)
        Collection of Jocasta (The Rose Press, 2004) and an original novelette (“Antigone”), both based on plays by Sophocles.



    Journey to the Goat Star by Brian W. Aldiss (Pulphouse Publishing, July 1991, 1-56146-522-4, $1.95, 47pp, pb, nv, cover by George Barr)
        Sf short story of a man who disbelieves in his alien visitor. This originally appeared in Something Else, Spring 1984, and was revised from “The Captain’s Analysis” in The Quarto, Jul ’82.


    Kindred Blood in Kensington Gore by Brian W. Aldiss (Avernus, March 1992, no ISBN, £3.95, 25pp, ph, pl) [Ref. Philip K. Dick]
        Playlet featuring an imaginary conversation with Philip K. Dick in the afterlife, first performed at the “Philip K. Dick Celebration” in October 1991, together with an introduction by the author. This edition is limited to 200 copies.






    The Making of an Epic by Brian Aldiss (Jonathan Cape, February 25, 1982, 12pp, ph, nf) [Helliconia]
        Author notes, acknowledgments, diagrams and sketches about the Helliconia books and universe, distributed with the first Cape edition of Helliconia Spring.



    The Malacia Tapestry by Brian W. Aldiss (Drugstore Indian Press, August 2014, 978-1-848637-92-4, £11.95, 309pp, tp, n., cover by Ben Baldwin)
        Reprint (Cape 1976) alternate-world fantasy novel.



    Man in His Time: Best SF Stories by Brian W. Aldiss (Gollancz, June 1, 1989, 0-575-04530-2, £3.50, 328pp, pb, co)
        Reprint (Gollancz 1988 as Best SF Stories of Brian W. Aldiss) SF collection. This edition has a new introduction by the author.



    Moreau’s Other Island by Brian W. Aldiss (Jonathan Cape, August 1980, 0-224-01840-X, £4.95, 174pp, hc, n., cover by Bill Botten)
        SF novel.



    My Country ’Tis Not Only of Thee by Brian W. Aldiss (The Aldiss Appreciation Society, 1986, no ISBN, 27pp, ph, nv)
        SF novelette, limited to 100 copies.




    Non-Stop by Brian W. Aldiss (Faber and Faber, 1958, 15/-, 252pp, hc, n.)
        SF novel.



    The Pale Shadow of Science by Brian W. Aldiss (Serconia Press, April 1985, 0-934933-00-6, $10.00, 128pp, hc, nf)
        Collection of essays ranging from autobiography to sf criticism, limited to 500 copies.
    • 1 · Introduction · Brian W. Aldiss · in
    • 3 · I · Brian W. Aldiss · si
    • 5 · Preparation for What? · Brian W. Aldiss · ar The Fiction Magazine 1983
    • 17 · Long Cut to Burma · Brian W. Aldiss · ar The Fiction Magazine 1982, as “Drawn Towards Burma”
    • 27 · Old Bessie · Brian W. Aldiss · ar
    • 35 · II · Brian W. Aldiss · si
    • 37 · Science Fiction’s Mother Figure · Brian W. Aldiss · ar Science Fiction Writers ed. E. F. Bleiler, Scribner's, 1981, as “Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley” [Ref. Mary Shelley]
    • 51 · The Immanent Will Returns · Brian W. Aldiss · ar The Times Literary Supplement 1983, as “Olaf Stapledon” [Ref. Olaf Stapledon]
    • 61 · The Downward Journey · Brian W. Aldiss · ar Extrapolation 1984
    • 71 · A Whole New Can of Worms · Brian W. Aldiss · ar Foundation #26, October 1982, as “Philip K. Dick: A Whole New Can of Worms” [Ref. Philip K. Dick]
      delivered as a speech at “The Strange Pilgrimage: A Commemoration for Philip K. Dick”, June 9th, 1982.
    • 79 · Peep · Brian W. Aldiss · ar The Quincunx of Time by James Blish, Avon, 1983 [Ref. James Blish]
    • 85 · A Transatlantic Harrison, Yippee! · Brian W. Aldiss · ar Novacon 12 Programme Book ed. Christopher Baker & Rog Peyton, Birmingham Science Fiction Group, 1982 [Ref. Harry Harrison]
    • 89 · III · Brian W. Aldiss · si
    • 91 · The Atheist’s Tragedy Revisited · Brian W. Aldiss · ar
    • 95 · The Pale Shadow of Science · Brian W. Aldiss · ar
      address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1984; originally published in an abridged form in The Guardian 13-Sep-1984.
    • 105 · A Monster for All Seasons · Brian W. Aldiss · ar Science Fiction Dialogues ed. Gary Wolfe, Academy, 1982
    • 121 · Helliconia: How and Why · Brian W. Aldiss · ar


    Pile: Petals from St. Klaed’s Computer by Brian W. Aldiss (Jonathan Cape, August 1979, 0-224-01739-X, £3.50, 36pp, hc, pm, cover by Mike Wilks)
        Poem by Aldiss, heavily illustrated by Mike Wilks.


    A Plutonian Monologue on His Wife’s Death by Brian Aldiss (The Frogmore Press, 2000, 0-9531383-7-2, £3.25, 19pp, ph, co)
        Collection of seven poems written as a response to his wife’s death. A limited edition of 200 numbered copies, signed by Aldiss.



    The Primal Urge by Brian Aldiss (Ballantine, 1961, F555, 50¢, 191pp, pb, n., cover by Richard M. Powers)
        SF novel, later abridged and serialized as “Minor Operation” in New Worlds (1962).



    Report on Probability A. by Brian W. Aldiss (Faber and Faber, 1968, 21/-, 176pp, hc, n.)
        SF novel.


    A Romance of the Equator by Brian Aldiss (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, November 1980, no ISBN, 13pp, ph, ss) [Novacon Booklets]
        Original short story issued in a limited edition of 550 numbered copies, to coincide with Aldiss’s Guest of Honour appearance at Novacon 10.



    A Rude Awakening by Brian W. Aldiss (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, April 1978, 0-297-77448-4, £4.50, 206pp, hc, n.) [Horatio Stubbs]
        Semi-autobiographical novel chronicling the bawdy (mis)adventures of Horatio Stubbs.


    Ruins by Brian W. Aldiss (Hutchinson, September 1987, 0-09-167860-9, £7.95, vi+85pp, hc, na, cover by Salim Patell)
        Mainstream novella, billed as “a modern parable”.




    Sanity and the Lady by Brian Aldiss (PS Publishing, July 2005, 1-904619-24-X, £25.00, viii+218pp, hc, n., cover by John William Godward)
        SF novel, with an introduction by Ian R. MacLeod. Limited to 500 copies, signed by the author. Also available in a limited hardback edition (-25-8, £60.00) limited to 200 numbered copies, signed by Aldiss & Macleod.


    Science Fiction Art by Brian W. Aldiss (New English Library, October 1975, 0-450-02772-4, £2.95, 128pp, pb, nf)
        Compendium of science fiction magazine cover and interior art, with accompanying text by Aldiss.


    Science Fiction As Science Fiction by Brian W. Aldiss (Bran’s Head Books, 1978, 0-905220-12-9, 39pp, pb, nf)
        Critical essay on SF written specially for the Bran’s Head chapbook series.




    Science Fiction Quiz by Brian W. Aldiss (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1983, 0-297-78340-8, £2.95, 128pp, hc, nf)
        Challenging quiz books on all aspects of science fiction.





    Sex and the Black Machine by Brian W. Aldiss (Avernus, July 1990, no ISBN, 21pp, ph, ss)
        Collage of words and images put together by Brian Aldiss and distributed free with the August issue of Interzone, which was a special Brian Aldiss issue. This is subtitled “the first Aldiss cutup”. A limited hardcover edition of 25 copies, including a collage signed by Aldiss (£50.00) was also available.


    The Shape of Further Things by Brian W. Aldiss (Faber and Faber, July 1970, 0-571-09472-4, £1.75, 185pp, hc, nf)
        autobiography spanning one month where reflections on science and history to lie side by side with notes on domestic affairs, and commentaries on the life of a writer of fantastic literature; subtitled “Speculations on Change”.


    A Soldier Erect by Brian Aldiss (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, January 1971, 0-297-00330-5, £1.75, 272pp, hc, n., cover by Lou Klein) [Horatio Stubbs]
        Semi-autobiographical novel chronicling the bawdy (mis)adventures of Horatio Stubbs; subtitled “Further Adventures of the Hand-Reared Boy”.


    Somewhere East of Life by Brian Aldiss (Carroll & Graf, August 1994, 0-7867-0074-2, $22.95, 391pp, hc, n., cover by Tony Greco) [Squire, Thomas C.]
        Mainstream/SF black comedy novel about a man trying to recover a decade of memories stolen from him and sold as softcore porn. Simultaneous with the UK edition from Flamingo.



    Starship by Brian W. Aldiss (Criterion Books, 1959, $3.50, 256pp, hc, n., cover by Joel Dolens)
        Reprint (Faber and Faber 1958 as Non-Stop) SF novel.




    Super-State by Brian Aldiss (Orbit, May 2, 2002, 1-84149-144-6, £16.99, 230pp, hc, n., cover: [photo] by Bill Brooks)
        Satirical SF novel; subtitled “A Novel of a Future Europe”.



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