War Fever

War Fever

"War Fever" is a collection of short stories by J. G. Ballard, first published in 1990 by Collins. It includes:

* "War Fever"
* "The Secret History of World War 3"
* "Dream Cargoes"
* "The Object of the Attack"
* "Love in a Colder Climate"
* "The Largest Theme Park in the World"
* "Answers to a Questionnaire"
* "The Air Disaster"
* "Report on an Unidentified Space Station"
* "The Man Who Walked on the Moon"
* "The Enormous Space"
* "Memories of the Space Age"
* "Notes Towards a Mental Breakdown"
* "The Index"

These pieces range from naturalistic narrative ("The Air Disaster"), through science fantasy ("Dream Cargoes"), to stories told through footnotes ("Notes Towards a Mental Breakdown"), the index of an unwritten book ("The Index") and answers to unstated questions ("Answers to a Questionnaire").

External links

* [http://www.rickmcgrath.com/jgb.html The Terminal Collection: JG Ballard First Editions]


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