num_pages: 272
description: Non-Stop is Brian Aldiss' first novel. Originally published by Faber &amp; Faber, it was published in the U.S. by Criterion Books as Starship in 1959. Protagonist, Roy Complain, lives in a culturally-primitive tribe of Quarters. Here, curiosity is discouraged, its inhabitants live solitary and short lives. With a small group, Complain decides to leave his home and journey into territory beyond his tribe's boundaries. The consequent discoveries will change his perception of the entire universe.
language: English
title: Non-Stop
titlecomplete: Non-Stop
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space, Novels, Classics, Fantasy, Dystopia, 20th Century
ratings_count: 6589
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: 50th Anniversary Award Best Novel of 1958, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Prix Jules Verne
publisher: Penguin UK