BALLARD, J. G. & others. Science Fantasy No. 45 (signed)
CARNELL, John [ed.] Science Fantasy. No. 45, Volume 15. London: Nova Publications. 1961. 8vo. Softcover wraps. This copy signed by J. G. Ballard at title page of his novelette, ‘Studio 5, The Stars’. Kenneth Bulmer’s short novel ‘The Map Country’ and Sam Moskowitz’s article on Fitz-James O’Brien complete this bi-monthly issue. Very good. Wraps gently creased to spine, a trifle bumped at corners and tips. Contents a trifle toned but a nice copy overall.
This is the first appearance of Ballard’s anticipatory short story, later included in both Four-Dimensional Nightmare (1964) and Vermillion Sands (1971). Increasingly cited, it concerns the use of the dystopian Verse-Transcriber, a form of AI capable of writing all forms of literature. For relief, this description was not composed by AI—but of course, that’s what AI would say.
CARNELL, John [ed.] Science Fantasy. No. 45, Volume 15. London: Nova Publications. 1961. 8vo. Softcover wraps. This copy signed by J. G. Ballard at title page of his novelette, ‘Studio 5, The Stars’. Kenneth Bulmer’s short novel ‘The Map Country’ and Sam Moskowitz’s article on Fitz-James O’Brien complete this bi-monthly issue. Very good. Wraps gently creased to spine, a trifle bumped at corners and tips. Contents a trifle toned but a nice copy overall.
This is the first appearance of Ballard’s anticipatory short story, later included in both Four-Dimensional Nightmare (1964) and Vermillion Sands (1971). Increasingly cited, it concerns the use of the dystopian Verse-Transcriber, a form of AI capable of writing all forms of literature. For relief, this description was not composed by AI—but of course, that’s what AI would say.
CARNELL, John [ed.] Science Fantasy. No. 45, Volume 15. London: Nova Publications. 1961. 8vo. Softcover wraps. This copy signed by J. G. Ballard at title page of his novelette, ‘Studio 5, The Stars’. Kenneth Bulmer’s short novel ‘The Map Country’ and Sam Moskowitz’s article on Fitz-James O’Brien complete this bi-monthly issue. Very good. Wraps gently creased to spine, a trifle bumped at corners and tips. Contents a trifle toned but a nice copy overall.
This is the first appearance of Ballard’s anticipatory short story, later included in both Four-Dimensional Nightmare (1964) and Vermillion Sands (1971). Increasingly cited, it concerns the use of the dystopian Verse-Transcriber, a form of AI capable of writing all forms of literature. For relief, this description was not composed by AI—but of course, that’s what AI would say.