The Venus Hunters
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The Venus Hunters is a collection of short stories by J. G. Ballard
, first published in 1980 as a paperback by Panther Books
, and reprinted as a hardback in 1986 by Victor Gollancz
. It includes:
The first seven stories are reprinted from The Overloaded Man
; the other three are more recent. "The 60 Minute Zoom" may be one of Ballard's best experimental pieces: one of the oldest plots is given a unique treatment, only possible in a society depersonalised through technology.
J. G. Ballard
James Graham Ballard was an English novelist, short story writer, and prominent member of the New Wave movement in science fiction...
, first published in 1980 as a paperback by Panther Books
Panther (publisher)
Panther Books Ltd was a British publishing house especially active in the 1950s and 1960s, specialising in paperback fiction. It was established in May 1952 by Hamilton's Ltd and titles carried the line "A Panther Book" or "Panther Science Fiction" on the cover...
, and reprinted as a hardback in 1986 by Victor Gollancz
Victor Gollancz
Sir Victor Gollancz was a British publisher, socialist, and humanitarian.-Early life:Born in Maida Vale, London, he was the son of a wholesale jeweller and nephew of Rabbi Professor Sir Hermann Gollancz and Professor Sir Israel Gollancz; after being educated at St Paul's School, London and taking...
. It includes:
- "Now: Zero"
- "The Time-Tombs"
- "Track 12Track 12"Track 12" is a short story by British author J. G. Ballard, it first appeared in the April 1958 edition of New Worlds . It then appeared in Passport to Eternity, The Venus Hunters, The Overloaded Man, and later in The Complete Short Stories of J. G...
" - "Passport to Eternity"
- "Escapement"
- "Time of Passage"
- "The Venus Hunters"
- "The Killing Ground"
- "One Afternoon at Utah Beach"
- "The 60 Minute Zoom"
The first seven stories are reprinted from The Overloaded Man
The Overloaded Man
The Overloaded Man is a collection of stories by J. G. Ballard, first published in 1967 as a paperback by Panther Books.-Contents:* "Now: Zero" - A man discovers that he can cause deaths by writing about them in his notebook.* "The Time-Tombs"...
; the other three are more recent. "The 60 Minute Zoom" may be one of Ballard's best experimental pieces: one of the oldest plots is given a unique treatment, only possible in a society depersonalised through technology.