Greybeard
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 First UK edition | |
| Author | Brian Aldiss |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber (UK) Harcourt, Brace and World (cloth) (US) Signet (mass market) |
Publication date | 1964 (cloth) 1965 (mass market paperback) |
| Pages | 237 (UK) 245 (US) 207 (US paperback) |
| OCLC | 1222334 |
Greybeard is a science fiction novel by British author Brian Aldiss, published in 1964.
Plot summary
[edit]Set decades after the Earth's population has been sterilised as a result of nuclear bomb tests conducted in Earth's orbit, the book shows a world emptying of humans, with only an ageing, childless population left. The story is mainly told through the eyes of Algernon "Algy" Timberlane (the titular Greybeard) and his wife, Martha.[1]
Publishing history
[edit]Since its first publication by Faber & Faber and Harcourt, Brace and World in 1964, it has had numerous reprints and translations, including Romanian, Norwegian, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Slovenian, Polish, Hungarian, Portuguese, Czech, Danish, Spanish, German and French.[2] It was included in the Gollancz science fiction reprint series, SF Masterworks.[3][non-primary source needed]
Reception
[edit]The book is included in Interzone editor David Pringle's Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985).[4]
References
[edit]- Greybeard, Brian Aldiss. New York: Signet/New American Library, 1965. p. 2689
- ^ "Omphalos' Book Reviews: Omphalos' SF Book Reviews". Omphalosbookreviews.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ Aldiss, Brian W. Formats and Editions of Greybeard. OCLC 1222334.
- ^ "Greybeard". science fiction grandmaster & author of English prose. 17 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ^ Pringle, David (30 June 2014). Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels. Orion. ISBN 9781473208070.
External links
[edit]- Greybeard at Brian Aldiss website
- Greybeard title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Greybeard at fantasticfiction website
- review at "My Science Fiction Life", BBC Four website
- Aldiss video commentary on Greybeard at Meet the Author website
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