The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus

By Brian Wilson Aldiss (editor),

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1 author picked The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is the book I used to read with a torch under the bedcovers as a kid. It introduced me to many great science fiction writers. My copy had an excellent cover depicting an ice cream with an eyeball staring out of it. I loved entering the book’s different worlds. It inspired me to lie awake at night, speculating about the universe, only to awake the next morning wondering if this was the day when the school teacher would say, ‘OK enough of these spellings and sums, let’s talk about why life exists.’ I still don’t understand why it never…

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