08-21-2017, 09:46 PM
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Author Brian Aldiss dead at 92: Neil Gaiman and Graham Coxon pay tribute to the sci-fi master
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Award-winning author Brian Aldiss has died aged 92, his family confirmed today.
Aldis was one of Britain's most respected science-fiction writers, author and editor of more than 100 books, including novels, non-fiction and poetry. His 1969 short story Supertoys Last All Summer Long inspired Steven Spielberg's 2001 film AI: Artificial Intelligence.
Announcing the author's death via his Twitter account, his family wrote: "It is with great sadness we announce the death of our beloved father & grandfather. Brian died peacefully at home on his 92nd birthday [August 18]".
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