Well known SF author, a founding father of OUSFG (see OriginOfOUSFG), and an excellent raconteur. - isfdb:author/Brian_W._Aldiss His novels are interesting, but they do tend to be rather slow and/or impenetrable. In the case of Helliconia, it takes a good 10 000 _years_ to get going. A century from now, he will perhaps be known best for his meta activities, such as writing critical histories and organising organisations (such as the BSFA). His last SF book was SuperState, published at the same time as his latest MimeticFiction book, TheCretanTeat. He has recently finished writing a new novel, which is now slouching towards the presses to be published, and is embarking on a project of writing one 1500-word ShortStory every day. BrianAldiss is president of APIUM. StanleyKubrick accused him of "writing tedious rubbish" and hired IanWatson instead, whose brand of demented gibberish he presumably preferred. Once rescued some of JamesBlish's cats from a fifth floor NewYork fire escape. They were on the fire escape because he had left the window open. CategoryAuthor CategoryOUSFGMember