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Hothouse

Brian W. Aldiss

  • 253 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 1962
  • 19 editions
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1 About this book

Hothouse is a 1962 science fiction novel by British writer Brian Aldiss, composed of five novelettes that were originally serialised in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1961. In the US, an abridged version was published as The Long Afternoon of Earth; the full version was not published in the United States until 1976.

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Good for readers who want: science fiction and a survival story.

  • Evolution
  • Science fiction
  • Human evolution
  • Survival
  • Comics & graphic novels, fantasy

2 About Brian W. Aldiss

1925–2017

Brian Wilson Aldiss (; 18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist and anthology editor, best known for science-fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss, except for occasional pseudonyms during the mid-1960s. Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss was a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society.

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