Brian Aldiss, Aboard the Beatitude (2002). Originally published in Science Fiction: DAW 30th Anniversary, May 2002; reprinted in Karen Haber & Robert Silverberg (ed.) Science Fiction: The Best of 2002, p. 227
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Only a madman would claim that there is some thing unreal about reality.
— Brian Aldiss on Insanity
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About Brian Aldiss
Brian Wilson Aldiss (August 18, 1925 – August 19, 2017) was an English writer of general fiction and science fiction.
About Brian Aldiss
Brian Wilson Aldiss (August 18, 1925 – August 19, 2017) was an English writer of general fiction and science fiction.
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