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Helliconia Summer

  • 1983 first published
  • 398 pages
  • 8 editions

Brian W. Aldiss's Helliconia Summer (1983) is an epic fantasy novel. Key subjects include life on other planets, space habitats, themes and Ecology.

12 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 398 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Life on other planets
  • English Science fiction
  • Space habitats
  • Themes
  • Ecology
  • Science fiction
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Epic fantasy
  • Helliconia, Imaginary place

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Quick answers

Who wrote Helliconia Summer?

Helliconia Summer was written by Brian W. Aldiss and first published in 1983.

What genre is Helliconia Summer?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is Helliconia Summer?

The median edition has 398 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Helliconia Summer?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dragonflight, Dragonquest and The White Dragon.

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