Somewhere East Of Life, Brian W. Aldiss
Somewhere East Of Life, Brian W. Aldiss
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Somewhere East Of Life

Author: Brian W. Aldiss

Narrator: Harry Frost

Unabridged: 15 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/07/2025


Synopsis

Fourth in the acclaimed Squire Quartet—from the author of "Supertoys Last All Summer Long," the basis for the movie A.I.: Artificial Intelligence.

Architectural historian Roy Burnell has been tasked with traveling the globe and listing architectural gems in danger of being destroyed. But when Burnell is in Budapest, ten years of his memory, mostly his architectural knowledge and sexual experiences, are stolen. In this near-future, thieves using EMV ("e-mnemonicvision") sell memories on the black market. In the wake of this event, Burnell tries to resume his life, while also searching for the "bullet" that will restore his memory.

Winner of two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, and named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Brian W. Aldiss challenged fans' minds for over fifty years with literate, thought-provoking, and inventive science fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by severyn on March 28, 2015

Starts well, with the near future conceits that there's a thriving market in selling and stealing memories that can be experienced like an in-mind movie, that Germany is the dominant economic power in Europe, and that Russia has just invaded Crimea, but then, meh, nothing much happens for the remain......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on November 14, 2015

Book 4 of the Squire Quartet. The only SF one of the series, with some characters from the previous books in cameo roles. Not bad, but I found the ending a bit offputting.......more