The Malacia Tapestry

Rating:
Summary: Dont Waste Your Time
Review: Aldiss should stick to science fiction. I only managed to read 108 pages of this crap, until I just couldn't take it anymore. In those 108 pages nothing interesting happened. Actor Chirolo is a woman-hungry, out of work actor, and we spend the entire time following him around on his sexual conquests. If I wanted to read about sex with random women, I would read a romance novel, not fantasy.
Throughout the book its easy to see that Aldiss is a sci-fi writer through the way he writes, and his descriptions. His writing style is very mechanical, and while it may work with science fiction, its horrible for a fantasy book. Don't waste your time reading this unless you have nothing better to do.

Rating:
Summary: Break From the Old Routine
Review: Being a real lover of Brian's SF, I was a bit dubious about readint this, the plot really didn't sound like my kinda thing. The book follows the 'journey' of Perian, a free spirit and his life in the trouble city of Malacia. Magic, war, lust, destiny and life has created this cracker of a novel! It's definately worth a look!