Chronopolis, and other stories

J.G. Ballard


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4.00 · 6 ratings · 310 pages · Published: 27 Mar 1971

Chronopolis, and other stories by J.G. Ballard
Nobody has had more influence on the development of modern science fiction than Ballard. Above all, no one has done more to set new standards for sheer technique in this field. He is a man of towering imagination and acknowledged genius at handling the most intricate of plots.

It is an invidious task to choose from such a rich body of work as Ballard's the sixteen finest stories. But here are presented the author's own favorites:

1 - The Voices of Time (1960)
2 - The Drowned Giant (1964)
3 - The Terminal Beach (1964)
4 - Manhole 69 (1957)
5 - Storm-Bird, Storm-Dreamer (1966)
6 - The Sound-Sweep (1959)
7 - Billenium (1961)
8 - Chronopolis (1960)
9 - Build-Up (1957)
10 - The Garden of Time (1962)
11 - End Game (1964)
12 - The Watchtowers (1962)
13 - Now Wakes the Sea (1963)
14 - Zone of Terror (1960)
15 - The Cage of Sand (1962)
16 - Deep End (1961)

No writer has ever written better in this genre; few have equaled these stories. This is a collection to savor and reread.

"I know Ballard has made waves; I know he will not stop; I am most pleased to watch where he is going." - Theodore Sturgeon

J.G. Ballard is a British novelist, writer and critic. As the apostle of the so-called New Wave in SF writing he has had an enormous influence on the development of modern SF. Among his many works, much of which have been outside the realm of SF, are novels such as The Drowned World and The Crystal World and such short story collections as Vermillion Sands and Billenium.

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