Myths of the Near Future

by J. G. Ballard

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A collection of ten short stories originally written for magazines such as Time Out in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The settings include an American wasteland of drained swimming pools, lushest Knightsbridge, a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, and a suburb of Cape Kennedy.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
J. G. Ballard	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Marsh, James	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rottensteiner, Franz	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard by J. G. Ballard

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Zodiac 2000 [short fiction] by J. G. Ballard

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A collection of ten short stories originally written for magazines such as Time Out in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The settings include an American wasteland of drained swimming pools, lushest Knightsbridge, a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, and a suburb of Cape Kennedy.

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