The title story, Supertoys Last All Summer Long, soon to be a major film directed by Steven Spielberg, tells of a young boy who, whatever he does, cannot please his mother. He is puzzled by this, not realising that he is an android, a cunning construct of artificial intelligence - as is his one ally, his teddy bear.
It was a story that hugely affected Stanley Kubrick (director of 2001) and Steven Spielberg (who perhaps saw in his forthcoming movie AI (Artificial Intelligence) a complement to his ET!).
The other stories in the collection, whether SF, utopian fantasy or dark fable show a master writer at the peak of his considerable powers.
- 'Brian Aldiss is one of the most influential - and one of the best - SF writers Britain has ever produced' - Iain Banks
Paperback:
£6.99
Published 04/01/2001
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