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Billenium

by J.G. Ballard · 1962

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An all-newcollection of science fiction stories by the author of The Wind From Nowhereand The Drowned World.

Includes the following short stories and novelettes:

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"Billenium", a.k.a "Billennium" (1961)

"The Insane Ones" (1962)

"Studio 5, The Stars" (1961)

"The Gentle Assassin" (1961)

"Build-Up", a.k.a "The Concentration City" (1957)

"Now: Zero" (1959)

"Mobile", a.k.a "Venus Smiles" (1957)

"Chronopolis" (1960)

"Prima Belladonna" (1956)

"The Garden of Time" (1962)

Genre
science fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisdystopiadystopiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 160 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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