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Steve Aylett

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Bromley, England, The United Kingdom

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http://www.steveaylett.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Philosophy

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Steve Aylett is a satirical science fiction and weird slipstream author of books such as LINT, The Book Lovers and Slaughtermatic, and comics including Hyperthick. He is known for his colourful satire attacking the manipulations of authority. Aylett is synaesthetic. He lives in Scotland.

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Steve Aylett’s books

Average rating: 3.78 · 3,789 ratings · 465 reviews · 47 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lint 3.74 avg rating — 505 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slaughtermatic 3.66 avg rating — 424 ratings — published 1998 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bizarro Starter Kit by Steve Aylett (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Bradley Sands (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jeremy C. Shipp (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crime Studio 4.06 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 1994 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shamanspace 3.73 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bigot Hall: A Gothic Childhood 4.09 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atom 3.58 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toxicology 3.94 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Inflatable Volunteer 3.66 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Only an Alligator (Accomplice, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The optimist sees the future as a rabbit sees the oncoming truck - getting bigger, not closer.”
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“Sanity’s a virginity of the mind
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― Steve Aylett, Atom

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“In America, fundamentalist Christians believe the world was created 6,000 years ago - in England people drink in bars that are older than that.”
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