Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Year: 1962
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hothouse_%28novel%29
ISFDB Record Number: 186583
Note: This Fixup novel was published, in slightly different form, in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, in installments entitled 'Hothouse', 'Nomansland', 'Undergrowth', 'Timberline', and 'Evergreen'. The US variant, 'The Long Afternoon of Earth', is slightly abridged from the UK edition - the US didn't get a full "Hothouse" till 1976. As usual with Aldiss, the "W." may or may not appear on Cover/Spine/Copyright Page, etc, so please stick with Title page author when checking.
Synopsis: The far future. The sun is about to go nova. Earth and moon have ceased their axial rotation and present one face continuously to the sun. The bright side of Earth is covered with a a vast carnivorous forest. The protagonists, Gren and his lady, journey to the terrifying dark side of the earth.
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Variant Titles:
- The Long Afternoon of Earth (1962) - Brian Aldiss
- Am Vorabend der Ewigkeit [German] (1964) - Brian W. Aldiss
- Aan het Einde der Eeuwen [Dutch] (1969) - Brian W. Aldiss
- Le monde vert [French] (1974) - Brian W. Aldiss
- Hothouse (1979) - Brian Aldiss
- De Lange Namiddag van de Aarde [Dutch] (1981) - Brian Aldiss
- Der lange Nachmittag der Erde [German] (1990) - Brian W. Aldiss
- Kasvihuone [Finnish] (1992) - Brian W. Aldiss
- Il lungo meriggio della Terra [Italian] (1994) - Brian W. Aldiss
- Os Últimos Dias da Terra, 1º volume [Portuguese] (1996) - Brian Aldiss
- Os Últimos Dias da Terra, 2º volume [Portuguese] (1996) - Brian Aldiss
Magazine Appearances:
- Lebbra infernale (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1963) - Brian W. Aldiss
Awards:
- 1962 Hugo Award - Short Fiction (Win)
Publications:
- Hothouse, (1962, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Faber and Faber, 16/-, 253pp, hc) Cover: Oscar Mellor
- The Long Afternoon of Earth, (Jan 1962, Brian Aldiss, publ. Signet, #D2018, $0.50, 192pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- I Romanzi del Cosmo #125, (Jun 1963, ed. Franco Urbini, publ. Milano: Ponzoni, #125, 150 Lit, 144pp, Digest, magazine) Cover: Luigi Garonzi - [VERIFIED]
- Hothouse, (Nov 1963, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. The Science Fiction Book Club (UK), #79, 6/-, 253pp, hc) - [VERIFIED]
- Am Vorabend der Ewigkeit, (1964, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3030), #3030, 154pp, pb)
- Hothouse, (Jan 1965, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Four Square Books, #1147, 3/6, 206pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Hothouse, (1969, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Sphere, #10901, 5/-, 206pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Aan het Einde der Eeuwen, (1969, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Luitingh (Tijgerpocket #139), #139, ƒ2.95, 274pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Hothouse, (1971, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Sphere (Sphere Science Fiction Classics #1), 206pp, pb) Cover: Eddie Jones
- Hothouse, (1973, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Sphere, 206pp, pb)
- Le monde vert, (1974, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #520), 303pp, pb) Cover: Tibor Csernus - [VERIFIED]
- Hothouse, (1976, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Sphere, 0-7221-1075-8, £0.60, 206pp, pb) Cover: Eddie Jones - [VERIFIED]
- Hothouse, (Jun 1976, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series), 0-8398-2325-8, $12.50, xvii+253pp, hc)
- Hothouse, (Aug 1977, Brian Aldiss, publ. Sphere, 0-7221-1103-7, £0.75, 206pp, pb)
- Hothouse, (1979, Brian Aldiss, publ. Panther Granada, 0-586-04990-8, £0.95, xix+206pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- The Long Afternoon of Earth, (Jul 1979, Brian Aldiss, publ. Signet / New American Library, 0-451-08575-2, $1.75, 192pp, pb)
- The Long Afternoon of Earth, (Mar 1981, Brian Aldiss, publ. Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, #5853, $3.98, 217pp, hc) Cover: Tony Fiyalko - [VERIFIED]
- De Lange Namiddag van de Aarde, (Mar 1981, Brian Aldiss, publ. Meulenhoff (M=SF #163), 90-290-1035-5, 243pp, pb) Cover: André - [VERIFIED]
- Hothouse, (1984, Brian Aldiss, publ. Panther Granada, 0-586-04990-8, £1.95, xix+206pp, pb) Cover: Tim White - [VERIFIED]
- Hothouse, (Dec 1984, Brian Aldiss, publ. Baen, 0-671-55930-3, $2.95, 309pp, pb) Cover: Susan Collins - [VERIFIED]
- The Long Afternoon of Earth, (Aug 1985, Brian Aldiss, publ. Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, #05853, 217pp, hc) Cover: Tony Fiyalko - [VERIFIED]
- Le monde vert, (Sep 1985, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #520), 2-277-11520-7, 254pp, pb) Cover: Tim White - [VERIFIED]
- Hothouse, (1987, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction), 253+[4]pp, hc) - [VERIFIED]
- Hothouse, (Mar 1990, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #41), 0-575-04735-6, £3.99, 206pp, pb) Cover: Peter Elson - [VERIFIED]
- Der lange Nachmittag der Erde, (Apr 1990, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #61), 3-453-31290-2, 299pp, pb)
- Kasvihuone, (1992, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Book Studio, 951-611-479-2, 250pp, pb)
- Il lungo meriggio della Terra, (Sep 1994, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #140), 88-429-0781-2, 18,000 Lit, XIV+226pp, tp) Cover: Tim White
- Os Últimos Dias da Terra, 1º volume, (1996, Brian Aldiss, publ. Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #463))
- Os Últimos Dias da Terra, 2º volume, (1996, Brian Aldiss, publ. Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #464))
- Il lungo meriggio della Terra, (Nov 1998, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Classici Urania #260), 6,500 Lit, 270pp, pb) Cover: Luca Michelucci
- Hothouse, (2000, Brian W. Aldiss, publ. House of Stratus, 0-7551-0060-3, £6.99, 269pp, pb) Cover: Photonica
- The Long Afternoon of Earth, (date unknown, Brian Aldiss, publ. Signet, 0-451-08575-2, $1.75, 192pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- The Long Afternoon of Earth, (date unknown, Brian Aldiss, publ. Signet / New American Library, #T4557, $0.75, 192pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- The Long Afternoon of Earth, (date unknown, Brian Aldiss, publ. Signet, 0-451-08575-2, $1.75, 192pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
Reviews:
- Review by S. E. Cotts (1962) in Amazing Stories, May 1962
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1962) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, June 1962
- Review by Floyd C. Gale (1962) in Galaxy Magazine, October 1962 , reprinted in:
- Galaxy Science Fiction [UK],#94 October 1962, (1962)
- Review by Andrew Darlington (1977) in Vector 82
- Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
- Review by Roy Macinski (1982) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 5, Number 5
- Review [Polish] by Sławomir Kędzierski (1983) in Fantastyka 3(6) marzec 1983
- Review by Baird Searles (1985) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, June 1985
- Review by Brendan Wignall (1990) in Paperback Inferno, 85
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2006) in 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, (2007)
- Review by Graham Sleight (2009) in Locus, #587 December 2009
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