Description: Classic science fiction in two volume set “Galactic Empires” is more than anthology: it is a vast set of novels of the future by some of the greatest science fiction writers. Edited by Brian Aldiss (author of the book “Billion Year Spree”, he has selected twenty-six stories from the best authors of the day and assembled them into a mammoth saga which explores many dimensions of the Galactic Empire: its origins, laws, mores, educational systems, not to mention its incredible variety of inhabitants, and their experience with the natural quirks of the universe in which they, and we, all live. Dustjacket illustration is by Karel Thole. Published by St. Martin’s press of New York these books are the Book Club Edition. Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925 – 2017) was an English writer and anthology editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss was a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society. Aldiss was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 2000 and inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2004. He received two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, and one John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He wrote the short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" (1969), the basis for the Stanley Kubrick-developed Steven Spielberg film A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). Aldiss was associated with the British New Wave of science fiction. Karal (Carolus Adrianus Maria) Thole (1914 – 2000) was a Dutch-Italian painter and illustrator. His first works were for advertisement and publishing companies, but he also painted glasses and walls. In 1958 Thole moved to Milan, Italy, with his wife and four sons. After several covers for various magazines and books, he became renowned for his long work for science fiction magazine Urania, where his deep art culture, taste for surrealism and weird sense of humor could show at their best.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Signed: No
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Modified Item: No
Subject: Literature & Fiction
California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
Year Printed: 1976
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Karal Thole, Dustjacket
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Book Club Edition, Dust Jacket
Region: North America
Author: Brian W. Aldiss, Editor
Personalized: No
Topic: Science Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
