This is a space opera, which, in this case, is a combination of songs and science guaranteed to enlarge your imagination by at least one half with all sorts of intergalactic merriment, melodrama, and dealing off the bottom of the deck.
Brian Aldiss conveniently stands the whole genre on its head with his troop of dotty characters bursting into full throated warbling at the twist of a plot.
Brian Aldiss conveniently stands the whole genre on its head with his troop of dotty characters bursting into full throated warbling at the twist of a plot.
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Used availability for Brian Aldiss's The Eighty-minute Hour
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Hardback Editions
April 1974 : UK Hardback
 | Title: The Eighty-minute Hour: A Space Opera Author(s): Brian Aldiss ISBN: 0-224-00941-9 / 978-0-224-00941-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
Paperback Editions
October 2013 : UK Paperback
 | Title: Eighty Minute Hour Author(s): Brian Aldiss ISBN: 0-00-748244-2 / 978-0-00-748244-3 (UK edition) Publisher: The Friday Project Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 2001 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Eighty-minute Hour: A Space Opera Author(s): Brian W Aldiss ISBN: 0-7551-0070-0 / 978-0-7551-0070-5 (UK edition) Publisher: House of Stratus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
March 1985 : UK Paperback
 | Title: Eighty-minute Hour: A Space Opera (Panther Books) Author(s): Brian Aldiss ISBN: 0-586-06237-8 / 978-0-586-06237-1 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 1976 : USA Mass Market Paperback
 | Title: The Eighty Minute Hour (Leisure Books) Author(s): Brian Aldiss ISBN: 0-8439-0023-7 / 978-0-8439-0023-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Leisure Books Availability: Amazon |
January 1975 : UK Paperback
 | Title: Eighty-minute Hour: A Space Opera (Pan science fiction) Author(s): Brian Aldiss ISBN: 0-330-24547-3 / 978-0-330-24547-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Macmillan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
Kindle Editions
October 2013 : UK Kindle edition
 | Title: Eighty Minute Hour Author(s): Brian Aldiss Publisher: The Friday Project Availability: Amazon UK |
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