Helliconia

A vast world where the seasons last tens of thousands of years - the classic SF epic of worldbuilding.
'Rarely has someone else's brave new world been brought so stunningly to life' Daily Telegraph

Science Fiction has never before had this grandeur

The beginning of a marvellous journey to another world - a remarkable feat of imagination

Rarely has someone else's brave new world been brought so stunningly to life

Surprisingly engaging ... very much recommended.

Brian Wilson Aldiss was born in 1925. He was a highly decorated science fiction author who achieved the rare feat of acceptance as a writer of real significance by the literary establishment in his lifetime. As well as his many award-winning novels he has been a hugely important anthologist and editor in the field. He also wrote the pre-eminent history of the genre (with David Wingrove), Trillion Year Spree. He died in 2017 the day after his 92nd birthday.