The Primal Urge
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| Author | Brian Aldiss |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Publication date | 1961 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 191 pp |
The Primal Urge is a 1961 science fiction novel by Brian Aldiss. A satire on sexual reserve, it explores the effects on society of a forehead-mounted "Emotion Register" that glows when the wearer experiences sexual attraction. The book was banned in Ireland.
Reception
John Clute and David Pringle in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction positively opined on the novel, calling it "an amusing treatment of Sex as an sf theme".[1]
Reviews:[2]
- Review by Alfred Bester in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 1962
- Review by S. E. Cotts in Amazing Stories, April 1962
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller in Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, May 1962
- Review by Jim Groves in Vector, no. 17, Autumn 1962
References
- ↑ Clute, John; Pringle, David. "SFE: Aldiss, Brian W". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "ISFDB mirror Stoecker.eu". isfdb.stoecker.eu. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 4.