The Crystal World (Science Fiction Rediscovery Series Volume 25) - Softcover

Beautifully rendered Ballard the poet in full ecstatic blast. "Anthony Burgess"

Of all the unknown regions Ballard's imagination has opened up, this crystalline forest is the most haunting, with its golden orioles frozen in a lattice of jewels and men like conquistadores embalmed in diamond armour. The creation of the crystal world is something magical and not to be missed. "The Guardian""

Beautifully rendered Ballard the poet in full ecstatic blast. Anthony Burgess

Of all the unknown regions Ballard's imagination has opened up, this crystalline forest is the most haunting, with its golden orioles frozen in a lattice of jewels and men like conquistadores embalmed in diamond armour. The creation of the crystal world is something magical and not to be missed. The Guardian

"Beautifully rendered Ballard the poet in full ecstatic blast." --Anthony Burgess

"Of all the unknown regions Ballard's imagination has opened up, this crystalline forest is the most haunting, with its golden orioles frozen in a lattice of jewels and men like conquistadores embalmed in diamond armour. The creation of the crystal world is something magical and not to be missed." --The Guardian

J.G. Ballard is the author of numerous books, including Empire of the Sun, the underground classic Crash, and The Kindness of Women. He is revered as one of the most important writers of fiction to address the consequences of twentieth-century technology. His latest book is Super-Cannes. He lives in England.