Chronopolis and Other Stories

Chronopolis and Other Stories

Chronopolis and Other Stories is a 1971 collection of science fiction stories by J. G. Ballard. Originally published in the United States by Putnam, it was reprinted in paperback in 1972 by Berkley Books, under the title Chronopolis, subtitled "The Science Fiction of J. G. Ballard." Theodore Sturgeon praised the collection, saying "I know Ballard has made waves; I know he will not stop; I am most pleased to watch where he is going.

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Author:J. G. Ballard
Genre:Science Fiction, Short story
Year published:1971

Author of Chronopolis and Other Stories

J. G. Ballard
J. G. Ballard
November 15, 1930 - April 19, 2009
Birthplace:Shanghai

James Graham "J. G." Ballard was an English novelist, short story writer, and prominent member of the New Wave movement in science fiction. His best-known books are Crash , adapted into a film by David Cronenberg, and the semi-autobiographical Empire of the Sun , made into a film by Steven...
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Additional works by J. G. Ballard
BookCopyright DateGenre
Concrete Island November 1974 Science Fiction
The Wind from Nowhere 1961 Science Fiction
Empire of the Sun War novel
Hello America 1981 Dystopia
Memories of the Space Age 1988 Science Fiction
The Drowned World 1962 Science Fiction
Passport to Eternity 1963 Science Fiction
Vermilion Sands 1971 Science Fiction
The Disaster Area 1967 Science Fiction
The Day of Forever 1967 Science Fiction
Myths of the Near Future 1982 Science Fiction
The Venus Hunters 1980 Science Fiction
War Fever 1990 Fiction
Low-Flying Aircraft and Other Stories 1976 Speculative fiction
The Impossible Man 1966 Science Fiction
The Four-Dimensional Nightmare 1963 Science Fiction
The Terminal Beach 1964 Science Fiction
The Overloaded Man 1967 Science Fiction
The Kindness of Women Autobiographical novel
The Drought Science Fiction
Cocaine Nights September 1996 Fiction
Super-Cannes 2000 Fiction
Crash 1973 Novel
The Unlimited Dream Company 1979 Novel
Running Wild November 1988 Speculative fiction
The Day of Creation 1987 Novel
Millennium People September 2003 Speculative fiction
The Crystal World 1966 Science Fiction
High Rise 1975 Novel
Rushing to Paradise 1994 Novel
The Atrocity Exhibition 1970 Speculative fiction
Miracles of Life February 4, 2008 Autobiography
Kingdom Come September 4, 2006 Crime Fiction
A User's Guide to the Millennium: Essays and Reviews 1996
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard 1978 Speculative fiction
Billenium 1962 Speculative fiction
The Voices of Time 1985 Speculative fiction
The Best Science Fiction of J. G. Ballard 1977 Speculative fiction
The Complete Short Stories: Volume I September 2006 Speculative fiction
The Complete Short Stories: Volume II September 2006 Speculative fiction
El Mundo Sumergido
La Isla de Cemento
Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan
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