- English fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy fiction, Global warming
Fluctuations in solar radiation have melted the ice caps, sending the planet into a new Triassic Age of unendurable heat. London is a swamp; lush tropical vegetation grows up the walls of the Ritz and primeval reptiles are sighted, swimming through the newly-formed lagoons.
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Grave, classical in form, contemplative and bleak.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
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- Author
- J. G. Ballard
- First published
- 1962
- Pages
- 175
- Publisher
- Chivers Audio Books, Berkley Publishing Corp., G K Hall Audio Books
- Editions
- 22
- Language
- Russian, English, Italian
- ISBN
- 9780825695650
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“p007. Soon it would be too hot.”
James Graham Ballard was born and raised in the International Settlement in Shanghai, China to a chemist. In 1943 the Japanese occupied the International Settlement and Ballard's family was sent to the Lunghua Civilian Assembly Center, where they were interned for two years until the end of World War II. In 1946, Ballard went to England with his mother and sister, and stayed on in England after his mother and sister returned to China to rejoin his father. In 1949 he went to King's College, Cambridge to study medicine, but he began writing fiction and abandoned medicine in 1952 to pursue writing. In 1953 he joined the Air Force and was sent to the Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to train. There he di
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