Brian W. Aldiss
Paperback | Pages: 241 pages Rating: 3.87 | 5378 Users | 301 Reviews
List Of Books Non-Stop
| Title | : | Non-Stop |
| Author | : | Brian W. Aldiss |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 241 pages |
| Published | : | July 26th 2005 by Harry N. Abrams (first published 1958) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction |
Commentary Conducive To Books Non-Stop
Curiosity was discouraged in the Greene tribe. Its members lived out their lives in cramped Quarters, hacking away at the encroaching ponics. As to where they were - that was forgotten.Roy Complain decides to find out. With the renegade priest Marapper, he moves into unmapped territory, where they make a series of discoveries which turn their universe upside-down...
Non-Stop is the classic SF novel of discovery and exploration; a brilliant evocation of a familiar setting seen through the eyes of a primitive.
Details Books Concering Non-Stop
| Original Title: | Non-Stop |
| ISBN: | 1585676837 (ISBN13: 9781585676835) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | British Science Fiction Association Award for 50th Anniversary Award Best Novel of 1958 (2007), Prix Jules Verne (1977) |
Rating Of Books Non-Stop
Ratings: 3.87 From 5378 Users | 301 ReviewsWeigh Up Of Books Non-Stop
Always love a good twist in the end!4.5A generation ship gone catastrophically wrong! On the whole I really enjoyed this book. One plot point in particular (rats, rabbits, and moths) was left mostly unexplained and seemed unnecessary to the main story, but didn't detract too much from my overall enjoyment.
Holy crap, what a mind-frell! OK, so, somehow I never heard of this one growing up. I first heard it mentioned as one of the books that heavily inspired the "Metamorphosis Alpha" RPG way back in the day, and the "Mutant Crawl Classics RPG" now. I knew the basic plot going in - people on an interstellar generational ship descended into a state of barbarism and savagery, not really realizing that their world is an artificial starship, until somehow the truth is revealed. I didn't expect it to be
The generation ship is not an uncommon trope in science fiction novels, but I can't remember having read one lately. Imagine discovering that the world you inhabit is really a ship bound for who-knows-where. The possibilities are boundless. Non-stop is how the characters in Brian Aldiss's book describe the journey of the space ship in which they discover they live. And then all hell breaks loose. Non-Stop, written in 1958, won no prestigious science fiction book awards. It certainly deserved to.
I just read this on the beach on Fire Island. I'm a big fan of Brian Aldiss, though I admit he's a spotty writer. The premise--of a generation ship whose crew has forgotten that they are on a starship--is terrific, and it's wonderfully thought-through and very well plotted. This book is also distinguished by having a strong, three-dimensional female character, which is unusual for the science fiction of the late 1950s. On the negative side, some of the writing is clumsy and the ending is a bit
A mad literary experiment gone horribly right, the details of which can't be adumbrated much since the novel contains so many revelations as to be eminently spoilable, Non-Stop parachutes the reader into the heart of ignorance and darkness. The only hero among his jungle tribe, a welter of superstitious folk knowledge and unaccountable futuristic technology, is a hunter by trade and a questioner by disposition who senses the paradox of his environment and yearns for a greater purpose. His
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