Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction

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Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction, commonly referred to as Trillion Year Spree, is a 1986 book by Brian W. Aldiss and David Wingrove. The book is an expanded version of Aldiss's 1973 Billion Year Spree: The True History of Science Fiction. [1]

In a review for White Dwarf , Dave Langford called it, "an essential reference and a good read." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Langford, Dave (December 1986). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf . No. 84. Games Workshop. p. 8.