Series
Helliconia
Brian W. Aldiss · 3 novels · 1 short story · 1982–1985
The Helliconia trilogy is a series of science fiction books by British writer Brian W. Aldiss, set on the Earth-like planet Helliconia. It is an epic chronicling the rise and fall of a civilisation over thousands of years as the planet progresses through its incredibly long seasons, which last for centuries.
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The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Omnibus editions(1 edition)
Map
Helliconia at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
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By decade
- 1980s4
Shape
3 novels · 1 short story
1 author · completed series
reads like:science fictionecological collapseother star systemsfar futurechallengingadult
Mood
Grim and calm: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 5%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book3 of 4 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Helliconia Winterdarkest · brightest · calmest · most intense