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Memories of the Space Age

by J.G. Ballard · 1988

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This is a limited-edition collection of J.G. Ballard's short stories from Arkham House united around the theme of the failed US space program, mostly set in a deserted and desolate Cape Canaveral, with a scattering of lone ex-astronauts and others still dreaming of the Space Age.

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Cover artwork 'Europe After the Rain' by Max Ernst, illustrated by J.K. Potter

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science fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisdystopiadystopiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 216 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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