Greybeard
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Greybeard is a science fiction novel by British author Brian Aldiss, published in 19641.
Greybeard is a science fiction novel by British author Brian Aldiss, published in 1964. ==Plot summary== Set decades after the Earth's population has been sterilised as a result of nuclear bomb tests conducted in Earth's orbit, the book shows a world emptying of humans, with only an ageing, childless population left. The story is mainly told through the eyes of Algernon "Algy" Timberlane (the titular Greybeard) and his wife, Martha. ==Publishing history== Since its first publication by Faber & Faber and Harcourt, Brace and World in 1964, it has had numerous reprints and translations, including Romanian, Norwegian, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Slovenian, Polish, Hungarian, Portuguese, Czech, Danish, Spanish, German and French. It was included in the Gollancz science fiction reprint series, SF Masterworks. ==Reception== The book is included in Interzone editor David Pringle's Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985). ==References== Greybeard, Brian Aldiss. New York: Signet/New American Library, 1965. p. 2689 ==External links== Greybeard at Brian Aldiss website Greybeard at fantasticfiction website review at "My Science Fiction Life", BBC Four website Aldiss video commentary on Greybeard at Meet the Author website
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