Walcot [Deluxe Edition]

Aldiss, Brian

ISBN 10: 1870507274 / ISBN 13: 9781870507271

Published by Goldmark, 2009

About this Item

Limited edition of 100 signed by the author. Gilt-blocked cloth presented in slip-case. On the glorious sands of the North Norfolk coast, Steve, the youngest member of the Fielding family, plays alone. But are these halcyon days? The great events of the Twentieth Century are about to sweep Steve and his sister Sonia into deep waters. Chance is all. The fortunes of the Fielding family continue through the storms of world events marking the outrageous years of the Twentieth Century. 'Walcot' reveals Aldiss at his formidable and all-embracing best. Brian Aldiss has described this novel as his magnum opus. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Walcot [Deluxe Edition]
• Publisher: Goldmark
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1870507274
• ISBN 13: 9781870507271
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1.4 kilograms
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Brian Aldiss has described this novel as his magnum opus.

"Walcot" reveals Aldiss at his formidable and all-embracing best.

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On the glorious sands of the North Norfolk coast, Steve, the youngest member of the Fielding family, plays alone. But are these halcyon days?

The great events of the Twentieth Century are about to sweep Steve and his sister Sonia into deep waters. Chance is all.

The fortunes of the Fielding family continue through the storms of world events marking the outrageous years of the Twentieth Century.

(From publishers website)

About the Author

Brian Aldiss, OBE, is a fiction and science fiction writer, poet, playwright, critic, memoirist and artist. He was born in Norfolk in 1925. After leaving the army, Aldiss worked as a bookseller, which provided the setting for his first book, The Brightfount Diaries (1955). His first published science fiction work was the story 'Criminal Record', which appeared in Science Fantasy in 1954. Since then he has written nearly 100 books and over 300 short stories.