A fascinating and unsettling anthology of 32 science fiction short stories in tribute to the prophetic dystopias of New Wave sci-fi pioneer, and literary titan of the twentieth century, J. G. Ballardâfeaturing Will Self, Iain Sinclair, Christopher Fowler, Chris Beckett, and a new Jerry Cornelius story from Michael Moorcock.
Few authors are so iconic that their name is an adjective â Ballard is one of them.
Master of both literary and science fiction, his novels such as Empire of the Sun, Crash and Cocaine Nights show a world out of joint â a bewildering, alienating and yet enthralling place. From his rapturously weird takes on contemporary reality to his classic dystopias like The Drowned World and High Rise, Ballard's legacy shaped the future of literature.
This first-of-its-kind anthology, featuring our greatest literary and science fiction authors, pays tribute to the unique visions of humanity's uncanny and uneasy clash with the future â our empires of concrete â seen through the warped lens of J. G. Ballard.
Edited by renowned editors Maxim Jakubowski and Rick McGrath, this collection includes stories by:
âą Will Self
âą Iain Sinclair
âą Christopher Fowler
âą Chris Beckett
âą Michael Moorcock
âą Jeff Noon
âą Preston Grassmann
âą Toby Litt
âą Christine Poulson
âą David Gordon
âą Hanna Jameson
âą James Lovegrove
âą Ramsey Campbell
âą Barry N. Malzberg
âą Paul Di Filippo
âą Samathan Lee Howe
âą Nick Mamatas
âą Adrian McKinty
âą Rhys Hughes
âą Adrian Cole
âą Pat Cadigan
âą Adam Roberts
âą George Sandison
âą Geoff Nicholson
âą A.K. Benedict
âą Andrew Hook
âą David Quantick
âą Lavie Tidhar
âą James Grady