Let's Go to Golgotha

by Brian W. Aldiss (Introduction), Daphne Castell, James Alexander

The stories in this collection were selected from those submitted for the Gollancz/Sunday Times Science Fiction Competition held in 1974.

Contents:
- Brian Aldiss: Introduction
- Daphne Castell: Cold Storage (1975)
- James Alexander: The Hibbie (1975)
- Vic Norris: Blue Danube (1975)
- Chris Morgan: So Proudly We Cling (1975)
- Garry Kilworth: Let's Go to Golgotha! (1974)
- Norman L. Macht: A Way of Life (1975)
- D. West: The Pit (1975)

Genres: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Short Stories

220 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 1975

About the author

Pseudonyms: Jael Cracken, Peter Pica, John Runciman, C.C. Shackleton, Arch Mendicant, & "Doc" Peristyle.

Brian Wilson Aldiss was one of the most important voices in science fiction writing today. He wrote his first novel while working as a bookseller in Oxford. Shortly afterwards he wrote his first work of science fiction and soon gained international recognition. Adored for his innovative literary techniques, evocative plots and irresistible characters, he became a Grand Master of Science Fiction in 1999.
Brian Aldiss died on August 19, 2017, just after celebrating his 92nd birthday with his family and closest friends.

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Reviews

[John Kirk · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an anthology, and some of the stories are better than others. The book starts with an introduction, but I think it would have worked much better as an afterword; the writer gives away key plot points for some of the other stories and then points out the plot holes. So, when I came to read those stories later, I already had those objections in the back of my mind rather than being able to take the stories at face value or form my own opinions. It's also worth noting that this book was published in 1975: some of these ideas may have been groundbreaking at the time, but they're much more familiar now.

Running through the 6 stories:

* Cold Storage - disappointing, mainly because of the introduction.
* The Hibbie - an interesting idea, and Greg Egan explored a similar concept in one of his short stories (possibly Luminous?).
* Blue Danube - a bit of a dubious premise, but the writer did a decent job of exploring it.
* So proudly we cling - it's not exactly a story, but it's a short glimpse into a sad future.
* Let's go to Golgotha! - the title story, and the reason I picked up this book. It's quite clever.
* A way of life - this reminded me of 1950s Dan Dare story where he met the Therons on Venus. It doesn't go into much depth, but it's readable.
* The Pit - I found this a bit tedious; Captive Universe handled a similar concept a lot better.

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