The Malacia Tapestry
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The Malacia Tapestry is a novel by Brian Aldiss published in 1976.
Plot summary
The Malacia Tapestry is a novel about Perian De Chirolo, both rogue and actor, given the chance to star in the first "motion picture".[1]
Reception
C. Ben Ostrander reviewed The Malacia Tapestry in The Space Gamer No. 17.[1] Ostrander commented that the novel "is a stylistic and imaginative masterpiece [...] I have no doubt that it is a classic, an example of what can be done with a science fiction novel."[1]