Nova 4

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The nice thing about Brian Aldiss is that he never rests on his laurels. He is always pushing forward, tantalizing and satisfying the readers who, naturally, lust for more. This story is the first to be published in a connected series that he is now writing. The background for all the stories is the mad states of mind that might be regarded as normal in the future, where living on Earth has become so expensive that many people, including the most creative, have been forced out to the artificial worlds that circle the Earth in orbits set 180 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. Only Aldiss could make that statement and handle this fascinating material!

The day was so beautiful that I left the teleceptual studios during the lunch hour and walked along Terrazza Terrace. One delight about being on Ingratitude, of all the Zodiacal Planets, was that the Shield was faulty, giving superb solar distortions. Tourists came from parsecs around just to see the effect of supersonic peacocks plunging in and out of the sun, like javelins growing foliage before they burst into fire.

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