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Hothouse

By: Brian Aldiss
Narrated by: Christopher Ragland, John Banks
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The Sun is about to go Nova. Earth and Moon have ceased their axial rotation and present one face continuously to the sun. The bright side of Earth is covered with carnivorous forest. This is the age of vegetables. Gren and his lady - not to mention the tummybelly men - journey to the even more terrifying dark side.

One of Aldiss' most famous and long-enduring novels, fast moving, packed with brilliant imagery.

©1974 Brian Aldiss (P)2020 Audible, Ltd Classics Fiction Science Fiction

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interesting ideas and world building, maybe not the best book for me though as a non native language speaker I couldnt fully appreciate the writing style of this book and have heard that it is a big part of the enjoyment of it

not bad,

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It is difficult to avoid superlatives when reviewing this book. I first read Hothouse shortly after it was published in the early 1960s and it impressed me then. Now, It stands as first rate classic Sci Fi from one of the masters of the genre.

For its invention and originality it defies conventional description. Furthermore, even though Aldiss was a British writer, somehow having an American narrator—I assume this was Christopher Ragland—was absolutely right for the story, and his narration contributed greatly to the enjoyment of this epic work.

This is quite brilliant classic Sci Fi. More Aldiss please!

Brilliant!

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Performance was mostly okay but some characterisations where overcooked to the point of being annoying.

Very interesting and bizarre world. Unlike many novels.

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Brian Aldiss didn't just look to the future for this story, he jumped billions of years ahead to set it.

An incredible imagination, brought to life in an audiobook beyond compare.

This is a must for any science fiction fan. As an SF Audible author myself, I know how hard it can be to bring strange worlds to life. Aldiss does it in spades.

Tony Harmsworth

Classic

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Absolutely fantastic. A sci-fi odyssey for green fingered audiobook nerds like myself… won’t feel quite so bad about killing the odd plant anymore!

Unexpected Masterpiece

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I remember reading this as a paperback book, costing 2 and 6 in old money. The copy was borrowed from friends Dad, when I was a youngster.
Although it was published 2 years before I was born it is still as enjoyable as I remember.
Thrilled to find it on Audible!

A good listen...

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