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Aldiss, Brian W[ilson]. THE HELLICONIA TRILOGY: HELLICONIA SPRING [with] HELLICONIA SUMMER [with] HELLICONIA WINTER. London: Jonathan Cape, [1982-1985]. Octavo, three volumes, boards. First British editions. HELLICONIA SPRING is signed on the title page by Aldiss. First two simultaneous, last preceded by the U.S. edition. The complete trilogy comprising HELLICONIA SPRING, HELLICONIA SUMMER, and HELLICONIA WINTER. A "massive attempt at world-creation: the evocation of an alien planet where 'winter' lasts many centuries. An epic narrative, impressively detailed. John W. Campbell award winner, 1983. The elaborate, brilliantly sustained sequels are HELLICONIA SUMMER (1983) and HELLICONIA WINTER (1985)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 170. "Though science fiction often has this scope, it has never had this grandeur." - The Times Literary Supplement. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-11. Some mild tanning to text blocks of all three books, lower corners of HELLICONIA SUMMER lightly bumped, else a fine set in fine dust jackets; (#155187).

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