The Unlimited Dream Company - Softcover

Ballard, J. G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671605372 ISBN 13: 9780671605377

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1985

Synopsis

After crash-landing a stolen plane in the Thames near Shepperton, a young man, taken in by the locals, soon acquires supernatural powers that dramatically transforms both the town and its inhabitants

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Review:

‘Blindingly original ... Moving, thrilling, exquisitely written’ Anthony Burgess

‘A remarkable piece of invention, a flight from the world of the familiar and the real into the exotic universe of dream and desire ... Dense and erotic and magical, a pleasure to read’ Malcolm Bradbury, New York Times Book Review

‘Extraordinary ... There is no doubt of the intensity and originality of the imagination ... Far beyond the scope of most novelists’ Spectator

‘A remarkable fantasist ... Ballard’s eloquence is as lush as the flowering vines he hangs from his multi-storey garages’ Observer

‘The terrifying thing about Ballard is his logic; is this science fiction or history written ahead of its time?’ Len Deighton

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Reviews
"A remarkable piece of invention, a flight from the world of the familair and the real into the exotic universe of dream and desire... dense and erotic and magical, a pleasure to read." Malcolm Bradbury, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"Extraordinary...there is no doubt of the intensity and originality of the imagination that conceived the scenes of Shepperton transformed into a paradise...far beyond the scope of most novelists." SPECTATOR

"One of the most startling and original novelists. Extremely witty, Ballard's most optimistic book contains some of his strongest, most vivid prose...exuberant fantasy." TIME OUT

"A remarkable fantastist...rich, seductive...Ballard's eloquence is as lush as the flowering vines he hangs from his multi-storey garages." OBSERVER

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0671605372
• ISBN 13: 9780671605377
• Binding: Paperback