Not perfect, there is some weak characterization, some odd dialogue, quite a bit of science that is painfully dated, but all in all this is a very good classic science fiction novel that fans of the genre will want to read. Ultimately, if you boil this down to it’s most fundamental roots, all these tales stem from William Golding’s brilliant novel Lord of the Flies” and his brutal description of how fragile is the thin veil of our civilization and Aldiss’ writing is first rate. Writers as heralded as Clifford Simak, Robert Silverberg and John Brunner have all tried their hands at this theme and have done good work.ĭisney and Pixar fans might also consider the 2008 film Wall-E. Heinlein are two examples and Poul Anderson’s Tau Zero is a similar variation. Methuselah's Children and Orphans of the Sky by Robert A. The idea of a generational ship – where a sub-light speed vehicle must transverse such a distance in space that the destination will not be reached by the underway crew, but a second or later generation – has been the stuff of fine science fiction for decades. Non-Stop, Brian Aldiss’ 1958 publication is a story about feral people in a strange setting.
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