Aldiss, Brian W(ilson) (1925– )

English novelist, science-fiction writer, anthologist, and critic. His futuristic novels include Non-Stop (1958), Barefoot in the Head (1969), the ‘Helliconia’ trilogy (1982–85), and Somewhere East of Life (1994). He has also published several volumes of short stories, including The Canopy of Time (1959), Starswarm (1964), and Seasons in Flight (1984). Trillion Year Spree (1986) is a revised edition of his history of science fiction, Billion Year Spree (1973).

Bury My Heart at WHSmith's, a volume of autobiography, was published in 1990.