Title: The Wind from Nowhere Title Record # 3567
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1962-01-00
Type: NOVEL
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Other Titles

Translations	Serializations	Translated Serializations
Year Language Title 1962ⓘTranslated by Mario Galli Italian Il vento dal nulla 1964ⓘTranslated by Gisela Stege German Der Sturm aus dem Nichts 1964ⓘTranslated by Gisela Stege (1964) German Der Sturm aus dem Nichts [as by James Graham Ballard] 1964ⓘTranslated by Gisela Stege (1964) German Luft oder Der Sturm aus dem Nichts 1968ⓘTranslated by M. Vellema. Dutch De Wind van Nergens 1977ⓘTranslated by René Lathière French Le vent de nulle part	Year Title 1961 Storm-Wind (Part 1 of 2) 1961 Storm-Wind (Part 2 of 2)	Year Language Title 1962ⓘTranslated by Mario Galli Italian Il vento dal nulla (Complete Novel)

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
New Worlds Science Fiction, #110 September	1961-09-00	ed. John Carnell	Nova Publications Ltd.		2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	128	digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Gerard Quinn
New Worlds Science Fiction, #111 October	1961-10-00	ed. John Carnell	Nova Publications Ltd.		2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	128	digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Brian Lewis
The Wind from Nowhere	1962-01-00	J. G. Ballard	Berkley Medallion	F600	$0.50?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Richard Powers
Urania #288	1962-08-12	ed. Carlo Fruttero	Mondadori	288	Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira	168	digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Karel Thole
Der Sturm aus dem Nichts	1964-08-00	J. G. Ballard	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3028)	3028	DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	155	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Atelier Heinrichs
The Drowned World and The Wind from Nowhere	1965-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Doubleday		$4.50?$: US dollar	316	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Thomas Chibbaro
The Drowned World and The Wind from Nowhere	1965-03-00	J. G. Ballard	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.20?$: US dollar	316	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Thomas Chibbaro
The Wind from Nowhere	1966-03-00	J. G. Ballard	Berkley Medallion	F1198	$0.50?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Richard Powers
The Wind from Nowhere	1967-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Penguin Books	2591	3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	186	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Alan Aldridge
De Wind van Nergens	1968-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Luitingh (Tijgerpocket #129)	129	ƒ2.95?ƒ: Dutch guilder	180	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Der Sturm aus dem Nichts	1969-08-00	J. G. Ballard	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3158)	3158	DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	155	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Atelier Heinrichs
Urania #621	1973-06-24	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Mondadori	621	Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira	166	digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Karel Thole
The Wind from Nowhere	1974-04-00	J. G. Ballard	Penguin Books	0-14-002591-X	£0.30?£: UK pound	186	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Pelham
The Wind from Nowhere	1976-12-00	J. G. Ballard	Penguin Books (US)	0-14-002591-X	$1.95?$: US dollar	185+ [1]	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Pelham
Le vent de nulle part	1977-01-00	J. G. Ballard	Casterman (Autres temps, autres mondes)	2-203-22703-6		214	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Michel Gayout
Der Sturm aus dem Nichts	1978-05-00	James Graham Ballard	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3158)	3-453-30501-9	DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	155	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Johann Peter Reuter
Le vent de nulle part	1979-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7037)	2-253-02124-5		221	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	A. Choisnet
Millemondiestate 1981: Tre romanzi completi di J. G. Ballard	1981-05-00	J. G. Ballard	Mondadori (Millemondi #19)		Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira	464	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Karel Thole
Le vent de nulle part	1986-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5242)				pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	W. Siudmak
Zeit endet oder Die Elemente	1991-03-00	J. G. Ballard	Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #82)	3-453-04515-7	DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	734	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Oliviero Berni

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Reviews

• Review by John Carnell (1962) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #117 April
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1962) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, August 1962
• Review by S. E. Cotts (1962) in Amazing Stories, August 1962
• Review by Judith Merril (1965) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1965
• Review by James Cawthorn (1966) in New Worlds, August 1966
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1966) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, September 1966
• Review [French] by Marianne Leconte (1977) in Science-Fiction Magazine, #5
• Review by Jeff Frane (1977) in Delap's F & SF Review, May 1977
• Review [French] by George W. Barlow (1977) in Fiction, #282
• Review [French] by Roger Bozzetto (1979) in Fiction, #302
• Review [French] by Eric Sanvoisin (1987) in Fiction, #384
• Review [Portuguese] by Roberto de Sousa Causo (2001) in Somnium, Março/Abril2001