Greybeard
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Greybeard
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Brian Aldiss
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Series | S.F. Masterworks |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:256 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128 |
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Category/Genre | Science fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780575071131
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Orion Publishing Co
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Imprint |
Gateway
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Publication Date |
10 March 2011 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Ecological disaster has left the English countryside a wasteland. Humanity faces extinction, unless Greybeard and his wife Martha are successful in their quest for the scarcest and most precious of resources: human children.
Author Biography
Brian Aldiss is an SF/fantasy author who has achieved the rare success of acceptance as a writer of real significance by the literary establishment in his lifetime. He lives near Oxford.
Reviews'Greybeard is one of those hidden gems, a rare find that makes you kick yourself for not discovering it sooner, a masterful piece of literary science fiction and a poignant tale of human mortality.' (5/5 stars) * SFBOOK * brilliant and highly recommended * SFFWORLD.COM *
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