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by Brian W. Aldiss (Author)
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  • Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Triad Books; New Ed edition (18 Sep 1986)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586053654
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586053652
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 356,470 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars classic by any standards, 28 April 2006
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This review is from: Helliconia Spring (Helliconia Trilogy, Book 1) (Paperback)
Why the Helliconia trilogy is not better known and more highly regarded is beyond me. Collectively and individually, the three books are Aldiss' best.

Even though I have given Vol. I five stars, it is the weakest of the three. This is because the first third of it is a little slow. A casual reader unaware of how good the story is going to get might well give up on it.

The other weakness - it seems to me - is that the revival of human society as the world warms up occurs too quickly. Embruddock goes from village to city in only a few years.

Regardless, this is a beautifully written book. It doesn't quite match the febrile epic "Summer", or the magnificent desolation of "Winter", but nevertheless is an exceptional novel by sci-fi standards, and the first volume of a trilogy exceptional by any standards.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Conceptually brilliant, 3 Feb 2001
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This review is from: Helliconia Spring: Collier Nucleus Science Fiction Classic: 001 (Paperback)
This is the second time I have read Helliconia Spring and I must say, it grows on you. Although I have not read the entire trilogy, I find that there are all too many characters which do not go anywhere. Aldiss's descriptions of the landscape, the sentiels, this entirely alternative and possible world Helliconia are at times poetic, as things themselves they hold a life of their own, from the trees that grow on top of geothermal mounds to the animal life. Yet the characters themselves only develop superficially, and there presence becomes superflous at times. There are many plot cliff-hangers which do not lead anywhere (at least in the first book) and occasionally character interaction is clumsy, perhaps a little trite. This is rather disappointing in contrast to some of the lyrical descriptive passages. On the whole, a good read, and certainly well worth the time spent on the 500+ pages, but lacking in plot direction.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It is one of the best books I have ever read., 26 Dec 1999
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This review is from: Helliconia Spring: Collier Nucleus Science Fiction Classic: 001 (Paperback)
When I read "Heliconia Spring" first time, I was bored of the beginning, but afterwards, when I went to chapter 1, I was thrilled... Why couldn't I get next books (Helconia Summer?) ?
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