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When an undeclared Acid Head War breaks out, Britain is the first to be devastated by Psycho-Chemical Aerosols--tasteless, odourless, colourless psychedelic drugs, which distort the minds of thousands of civilians into extreme terror or extreme joy. When the warped citizens of Europe proclaim Colin Charteris their hero, he finds himself leading an unfathomable crusade in a devastated world.Perhaps Aldiss's most experimental work, this first appeared in several parts as the 'Acid Head War' series in New Worlds. Set in a Europe some years after a flare-up in the Middle East led to Europe being attacked with bombs releasing huge quantities of long-lived hallucinogenic drugs. Into an England with a population barely maintaining a grip on reality comes a young Serb, who himself starts coming under the influence of the ambient aerosols & finds himself leading a messianic crusade. The narration & dialog reflects the shattering of language under the influence of the drugs, in mutating phrases & puns & allusions, in a deliberate echo of Finnegans Wake.--Wikipedia
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Brian Wilson Aldiss was born in Norfolk, in 1925. He wrote his first novel, The Brightfount Diaries (1955), while working as a bookseller in Oxford. But he is perhaps better known as one of the most noteworthy voices in science fiction writing. His first work of science fiction, Non-Stop, appeared in 1958. Since then, he has written over 40 novels and 300 short stories, as well as poetry and critical works, and received all of the major science fiction awards. He has reviewed for the Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian and the Washington Post, and he has edited Science Fiction Horizons, as well as several anthologies. Brian Aldiss recently celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday and is presently working on several new books.
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Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London, 1990
ISBN 10: 0575041811
ISBN 13: 9780575041813
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In the aftermath of a chemical war, Europe has become a disintegrating world populated by a traumatized people. Colin Charteris finds himself proclaimed a saviour, leading a crusade he neither understands nor can hope to win. The author also wrote "Life in the West". The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001772541
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 236 pages. cover and spine lightly worn and faded, text tanned In the aftermath of a chemical war, Europe has become a disintegrating world populated by a traumatized people. Colin Charteris finds himself proclaimed a s aviour, leading a crusade he neither understands nor can hope to win. The author also wrote Life in the West. Seller Inventory # 112b
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