Hugh Billing is sad. After making his fortune in the music industry decades ago, for years Hugh has been drifting. Shuttling between the US and UK on business, his life has become a testament to monotony. With every trip through customs he becomes more customary. With every departure he seems to leave a little more behind. But when his mother's death returns him to London, Hugh draws just enough hope and courage to travel on a different journey; from loneliness and loss of purpose through to somewhere beyond just survival. Writing at the height of his powers and with a sparse elegance, Aldiss departs from science fiction to craft a heart-breaking, heart-fixing novella that speaks to the question of human connection. As the conversation around mental health, isolation and loneliness evolves, Brian Aldiss’ RUINS proves as prophetic and rich in insight as his science fiction.

Udgivet af Harper Collins Publishers U.K. 

Brian W. Aldiss
Brian Aldiss er en englænder som regnes blandt en af verdenens bedste science fiction forfattere. Han har skrevet bøger siden slutningen af halvtredserne. Han har vundet både Hugo og Nebula priser og er manden bag nogle af de mest anerkendte bøger inden for science fiction genren, bland andet; "Helliconia Spring", "Helliconia Summer" og "Helliconia Winter", en trilogi som fortæller om en planet hvor årstiderne varer flere århundreder. "The Malacia Tapestry" , hans eneste fantasy roman og en af hans bedste bøger, handler om en mystisk by. Han har desuden skrevet en non-fiction bog om scienc fiction genren; "Trillion Year Spree". Hans seneste bog er SF romanen "Super-State."