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Paperback. Condizione: As New. First Edition. Two digest-size magazine issues, both in fine condition. Each story has one pen-and-ink sketch by Kaluta. Both issues in fine condition.First US printing of above. The US hardcover was released in 1975. Another edition by Centipede Press was released in 2016 with a new introduction (Michael Moorcock) and artwork (Thomas Walker).A man is transported from the future (2020) to 1816, where he not only meets Mary Shelley but also Victor Frankenstein. The Monster is patterned after Shelley?s original creation?he is well-spoken, tragic, and quotes Milton?s Paradise Lost with his dying breath.Brian Aldiss was one of the great 20th century British science fiction authors. Coincidentally, his 1969 short story ?Supertoys Last All Summer Long? was the basis for the Steven Spielberg film AI: Artificial Intelligence. This story is almost a reverse of the Monster?s situation: instead of the Monster feeling isolated and turning to humans for comfort and answers, humans feel isolated and turn to AI for comfort and answers.…