A fascinating and unsettling anthology of 31 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, Michael Moorcock and many more.

Few authors are so iconic that their name is an adjective – Ballard is one of them. Master of both literary...

A fascinating and unsettling anthology of 31 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, Michael Moorcock and many more.

Few authors are so iconic that their name is an adjective – Ballard is one of them. Master of both literary and science fiction, his classic novels such as Empire of the Sun, Crash and Cocaine Nights show a world out of joint, a bewildering and strange place. Alongside the classic dystopias of The Drowned World and High-Rise, his legacy shaped the future of literature.

This collection gathers today’s greatest literary and science fiction authors to pay tribute to the creator of Ballardian worlds we live in today. Featuring:
• Chris Beckett
• Alexandra Benedict
• Pat Cadigan
• Adrian Cole
• Ramsey Campbell
• Paul Di Filippo
• Christopher Fowler
• Jeff Noon
• David Gordon
• James Grady
• Preston Grassmann
• Andrew Hook
• Samantha Lee Howe
• Rhys Hughes
• Maxim Jakubowski
• Hanna Jameson
• Toby Litt
• James Lovegrove
• Nick Mamatas
• Barry Malzberg
• Michael Moorcock
• Rick McGrath
• Adrian McKinty
• Geoff Nicholson
• Christine Poulson
• David Quantick
• Adam Roberts
• George Sandison
• Will Self
• Iain Sinclair
• Lavie Tidhar

A first of its kind anthology, collecting tales of humanity’s uncanny and uneasy clash with the future, and the distorted psychological spaces hidden in empires of concrete.