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. Ballard--featuring 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 - 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 - 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 and a new Jerry Cornelius story from the iconic Michael Moorcock pays
tribute to the unique visions of humanity's uncanny and uneasy clash with the future - our
empires of concrete - seen through the warped lens of J. G. Ballard. Edited by renowned editors
Maxim Jakubowski and Rick McGrath this collection includes stories by: - Will Self - Iain
Sinclair - Christopher Fowler - Chris Beckett - Michael Moorcock - Jeff Noon - Preston
Grassmann - Toby Litt - Christine Poulson - David Gordon - Hanna Jameson - James Lovegrove -
Ramsey Campbell - Barry N. Malzberg - Paul Di Filippo - Samathan Lee Howe - Nick Mamatas -
Adrian McKinty - Rhys Hughes - Adrian Cole - Pat Cadigan - Adam Roberts - George Sandison -
Geoff Nicholson - A.K. Benedict - Andrew Hook - David Quantick - Lavie Tidhar - James Grady
