They came, by what means he did not know, from outside, the… - Brian Aldiss

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They came, by what means he did not know, from outside, the vast abstraction that none of them had ever seen. He had a mental picture of a starry void in which men and monsters swam or battled, and then swiftly erased it. Such ideas did not conform with the quiet behavior of his companions; if they never spoke about outside, did they think about it?

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Brian Wilson Aldiss (August 18, 1925 – August 19, 2017) was an English writer of general fiction and science fiction.

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Birth Name: Brian Wilson Aldiss

Alternative Names: Brian W. Aldiss • Jael Cracken • Dr. Peristyle • C. C. Shackleton

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