J.G BALLARD
Writer in London
As a pioneering figure in New Wave Science Fiction, J.G. Ballard first editions span between 1961 (The Wind from Nowhere) and 2006 (Kingdom Come), often with attractive pictorial dust-jackets by, amongst others, Bill Botten.
The earlier titles are often hard to find in good condition, with his key works such as The Drowned World (1962), The Atrocity Exhibition (1970) and Crash (1973) being particularly sought-after in first edition.
Film adaptations have ensured his popularity among various generations over the decades, notably the David Cronenberg film Crash (1996), the above-mentioned Spielberg movie Empire of the Sun (1987, featuring a young Christian ‘Batman’ Bale) and more recently the Ben Wheatley adaptation of High-Rise (2015) starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons and Sienna Miller.