Greybeard
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| Author | Brian Aldiss |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber (UK) Harcourt, Brace and World (cloth) (US) Signet (mass market) |
Publication date | 1964 (cloth) 1965 (mass market paperback) |
| Pages | 237 (UK) 245 (US) 207 (US paperback) |
| OCLC | 1222334 |
Greybeard is a science fiction novel by British author Brian Aldiss, published in 1964.
Plot summary[]
Set decades after the Earth's population has been sterilised as a result of nuclear bomb tests conducted in Earth's orbit, the book shows a world emptying of humans, with only an ageing, childless population left. The story is mainly told through the eyes of Algernon "Algy" Timberlane (the titular Greybeard) and his wife, Martha.[1]
Publishing history[]
Since its first publication by Faber & Faber and Harcourt, Brace and World in 1964, it has had numerous reprints and translations, including Romanian, Norwegian, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish,[2] Slovenian, Polish, Hungarian, Portuguese, Czech, Danish, Spanish, German and French.[3] It was included in the Gollancz science fiction reprint series, SF Masterworks.[4]
Reception[]
The book is included in Interzone editor David Pringle's Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985).[5]
References[]
- Greybeard, Brian Aldiss. New York: Signet/New American Library, 1965. p. 2689
- ^ "Omphalos' Book Reviews: Omphalos' SF Book Reviews". Omphalosbookreviews.com. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ "independent sales consultant". Brian Waldiss. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ Aldiss, Brian W. "Formats and Editions of Greybeard". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ https://brianaldiss.co.uk/
- ^ Pringle, David (30 June 2014). Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels. ISBN 9781473208070.
External links[]
- Greybeard at Brian Aldiss website
- Greybeard title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Greybeard at fantasticfiction website
- review at "My Science Fiction Life", BBC Four website
- Aldiss video commentary on Greybeard at Meet the Author website
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