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ecliptikyesterday at 9:26 PM2 repliesview on HN

One of my favorite authors and highly recommend his short stories [1] and the "ambiguous apocalypse" trilogy - The Drowned World, The Burning World, and The Crystal World.

As one of collections intros said, Ballard is science fiction, but Inner Space, not Outer Space.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Short_Stories_of_...


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atombenderyesterday at 10:33 PM

I absolutely loved The Crystal World. It's a unique, weird fever dream of a novel. I still find myself thinking about it at random times, even while being unsure if the book really makes sense.

The Burning World is rarely talked about. How is it?

FpUseryesterday at 10:52 PM

>"The Drowned World, The Burning World, and The Crystal World" - same here, my favorites