In Malacia, a city where change is forbidden and radical ideas are crushed, a war like no other is about to commence.The Brian Aldiss collection includes over 50 books and spans the author’s entire career, from his debut in 1955 to his more recent work.Struggling young actor Perian de Chirolo does as he pleases in the timeless city. He is a lover, a fighter and has no thought for consequence, until the magic of Malacia changes and reality begins to catch up with him.Now de Chirolo must make a choice between his old life, and joining the revolutionaries who will fight to ensure Malacia is never the same again.
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Brian Aldiss. The Malacia Tapestry
The Malacia Tapestry
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Introduction
Mountebanks in an Urban Landscape
A Balloon over the Bucintoro
A Feast Unearned
Woman with Mandoline in Sunlight
A Young Soldier’s Horoscope
The Ancestral Hunt
Castle Interior with Penitents
Wedding Cups and Naked Guests
About the Author
Also by Brian Aldiss
About the Publisher
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BRIAN ALDISS
time under prisms
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Although I had lingered to the best of my ability, we were at her equipage. The carriage shone like a crown with sun and polish: A highly groomed mare waited between the shafts. The powdered driver was opening a door for Armida. She was lifting her apricot skirts, preparing to climb in and be whisked away.
‘We must part here, sir. It was pleasant making your acquaintance.’
