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Hothouse
Book • 1962
In this 1962 science fiction novel, Brian W. Aldiss depicts a future where Earth has stopped rotating, resulting in one side constantly facing a larger and hotter sun.
The planet is now a veritable hothouse, with plants filling almost all ecological niches.
Humans have shrunk to a fraction of their original size and live in a continent-encompassing banyan tree, constantly fearing killer flora and fauna.
The story follows Gren and his group as they navigate this alien world, encountering various strange creatures and plants, and grappling with themes of survival, evolution, and humanity's decline.
The novel is composed of five novelettes originally serialized in 'The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction' in 1961 and was collectively awarded the Hugo Award for Best Short Fiction in 1962.
The planet is now a veritable hothouse, with plants filling almost all ecological niches.
Humans have shrunk to a fraction of their original size and live in a continent-encompassing banyan tree, constantly fearing killer flora and fauna.
The story follows Gren and his group as they navigate this alien world, encountering various strange creatures and plants, and grappling with themes of survival, evolution, and humanity's decline.
The novel is composed of five novelettes originally serialized in 'The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction' in 1961 and was collectively awarded the Hugo Award for Best Short Fiction in 1962.
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