Brian W. Aldiss Book order

Brian Aldiss marked the centenary year of H G Wells' birth with this ingenious novella combining comedy, terror and, intriguingly, late nineteenth-century period charm. In a sleepy East Anglian town we meet Bruce Fox and Gregory Rolles - two young men who have sworn to Think Large in order to distinguish themselves from the masses of Cottersall. When a meteor lands in the pond of a local farm, Gregory seeks the advice of Mr Wells. Nine short stories complete the collection, including the highly autobiographical 'Girl and Robot With Flowers', which was taken up as a seminal story demarcating the new SF from the old.

Brian W. Aldiss - Schijn van leven (Appearance of Life)<br />John Varley - Rood staan bij de geheugenbank (Overdrawn at the Memory Bank)<br />Michael G. Coney - Die goeie ouwe tijd van de vloeibare brandstof (Those Good Old Days of Liquid Fuel)<br />Richard Cowper - Het Hertford-manuscript (The Hertford Manuscript)<br />Lester del Rey - Natuurlijk voordeel (Natural Advantage)<br />Isaac Asimov - Twee honderd jaar mens (The Bicentennial Man, 1976)<br />Joanna Russ - Mijn boot (My Boat)<br />James Jr. Tiptree - Housten, Housten, ontvangt u mij? (Houston, Houston, Do You Read?)