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    <body><![CDATA[A good collection of short stories, Ballard's constant preoccupation with the unconscious mind confusing itself with external reality as stressed through dystopic situations are generally a lot more interesting then some of the hokier sci-fi elements he deals with. I particularly enjoyed the nuclear...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67581390">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The best collection of JG Ballard's stories, from his classic period -- the British edition that is.<br/><br/>Best stories are: The Terminal Beach, The Drowned Giant, Bilennium and The Illuminated Man (which became The Crystal World). One of the most atypical stories in the Ballard canon is End-Ga...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44190549">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ballard's first major collection of short stories are a veritable feast of a new and emerging talent, a brave voice filled with conviction, style and courage. Some of the stories are insular and personal, and somewhat like sketches, but others are vast and broad-based, set against the largest backdr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22934820">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ever wondered why some people are great authors and you aren't. Empire of the Sun tells you all you need to know. <br/><br/>I don't mean that you need to have amazing/terrible experiences like the protagonist, who is based closely on Ballard's own experiences as a child in WWII in China. What I me...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11775604">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This collection varies from &quot;Twilight Zone-esque&quot; quickies to short versions of what would become standard Ballard fare: psychological sci fi set in desolate, bleak and apolcalyptic scenarios.  The novels tend to be btter explorations of his bizarre ideas.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has the best short story about overpopulation EVER!]]></body>
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