Brian Aldiss

Before Spielberg’s A.I. there was Kubrick’s 20-year struggle to adapt Brian Aldiss. Writers, rewrites, and a perfectionist’s dilemma brianaldiss.co.uk/2026/02/15/bri… #StanleyKubrick #Kubrick #UnmadeFilms #FilmHistory #CinemaStudies #AIFilm #Screenwriting #FilmDevelopment #AuteurCinema

2026 submissions are now open thealdissaward.com/the-aldiss-awa…

‘Misery, he said, which never went away.’ Brian Aldiss on John Osborne, Colin Wilson, and the fates of two literary firebrands. Success, bitterness, and the writing life. Read the full post: brianaldiss.co.uk/2025/12/17/fri… #brianaldiss #johnosborne #ColinWilson

A sharp, satirical sci-fi novella exploring time distortion, consumer culture, and the cost of accelerating life itself. Clever, unsettling, & darkly funny. ⏱️🌀 #sciencefiction #brianaldiss #speculativefiction #timethemes #classicscifi #sfmasterpiece brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/novels…

Somewhere East of Life is a mind-bending journey through memory and time, exploring identity, love, and the human experience in a fragmented future. Profound and thought-provoking. ✨📚 #brianaldiss #scifi #fiction #BookCovers #coverart #sciencefiction brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/novels…

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‘Ballard and I were invited. We went. We flew.’ Brian Aldiss on J.G. Ballard—early days in Oxford, Rio misadventures, and a friendship lost to silence. Read the full post: brianaldiss.co.uk/2025/12/09/fri… #brianaldiss #jgballard #newwavesf

Comfort Zone is a poignant exploration of aging, loss, and resilience, blending wit and wisdom in a deeply human narrative. 🌟📖 #brianaldiss #centenary #scifi #fiction #bookcovers #aldisscovers #coverart #sciencefiction brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/novels…

Merveilleux! An epic saga set on a planet with centuries-long seasons, exploring the rise and fall of civilizations and the cycles of nature. A masterpiece of world-building and human resilience. 🌍❄️☀️ #brianaldiss #bookcovers #coverart #sciencefiction tr.ee/QZZJDU

Brian was also a passionate artist. What he called his isolées are exhibited here online for the first time to celebrate his centenary year, but also, mostly, as they are just lovely to view! brianaldiss.co.uk/artwork/ Here's just a few but please visit the page to browse more.

New Gollancz SF Masterworks publication of Barefoot in the Head coming 20th Nov. 2025. Pre-order your copy in time for Christmas! amazon.co.uk/Barefoot-Head-… 'An extremely urgent criticism of the present' Daily Telegraph #psychedelicsf #MindBendingFiction #streamofconsciousness

Seasons in Flight. A lyrical tale exploring time, change, and the fleeting beauty of existence. 🍃✍️ #brianaldiss #centenary #scifi #fiction #bookcovers #aldisscovers #coverart #sciencefiction brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/story-…

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#timetravel #sciencefiction #brianaldiss #centenary brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/novels…

Art by Bruce Pennington for Space, Time And Nathaniel by Brian Aldiss (NEL, 1971)

Classic Bruce Pennington art for the cover of Brian Aldiss’ novel ‘Equator’ (1974)

Delighted that Rogba Payne’s DANCE OF SHADOWS has won the inaugural Brian Aldiss award for worldbuilding at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton!

"Brian Aldiss wrote that there were six other people in the theater when he went to watch the film... Frankenstein Unbound stands as an underseen victory lap for a filmmaker whose taste for both the unusual and the literary informed his finest creations." inverse.com/entertainment/…

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Science Fiction Blues. A witty and reflective take on the sci-fi genre, blending insight, humor, and Aldiss’s unique storytelling. 🚀🎸 brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/small-… #brianaldiss #centenary #scifi #fiction #bookcovers #aldisscovers #coverart #ScienceFiction