Title: The Drowned World
Title Record # 3568
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1962-08-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1962-08-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Expanded 1962 short story
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Drowned World | 1962-08-00 | J. G. Ballard | Berkley Medallion | F655 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
158 | 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 Drowned World | 1963-01-00 | J. G. Ballard | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2)) | 15/-?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). |
175 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
The Drowned World | 1964-02-00 | J. G. Ballard | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 82 | 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). |
175 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | John Griffiths | |
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 | 1965-01-00 | J. G. Ballard | Penguin Books | 2229 | 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). |
170+ [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 | Yves Tanguy | |
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 Drowned World | 1966-07-00 | J. G. Ballard | Berkley Medallion | F1266 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
158 | 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 Drowned World | 1968-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Penguin Books | 2229 | 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). |
171 | 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 Hollis | |
The Drowned World | 1974-04-00 | J. G. Ballard | Penguin Books | 0-14-002229-5 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
171 | 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 Drowned World | 1976-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Penguin Books (US) | 0-14-002229-5 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
171 | 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 Drowned World | 1981-09-00 | J. G. Ballard | Dragon's Dream | 0-8256-9571-6 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
158 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Dick French | |
The Drowned World | 1981-09-00 | J. G. Ballard | Dragon's Dream / Quick Fox | 0-8256-9565-1 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
158 | 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 | Dick French | |
The Drowned World | 1983-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | J. M. Dent (Everyman Fiction) | 0-460-02257-1 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
175 | 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 | Nick Hardcastle | |
The Drowned World | 1987-06-00 | J. G. Ballard | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-324-5 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
175 | 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 | Tom McKeveny | |
The Drowned World | 1992-08-00 | J. G. Ballard | J. M. Dent (Everyman Fiction) | 0-460-02257-1 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
175 | 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 | Nick Hardcastle | |
The Drowned World | 1993-03-00 | J. G. Ballard | Phoenix | 1-85799-026-9 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
175 | 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 | Henri Rousseau | |
The Drowned World | 1997-11-00 | J. G. Ballard | Indigo | 0-575-40129-X | £5.99?£: UK pound |
175 | 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 | Gary Day-Ellison | |
The Drowned World | 1999-09-00 | J. G. Ballard | Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #17) | 1-85798-883-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
175 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
The Drowned World | 2000-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #17) | 1-85798-883-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
175 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
The Drowned World | 2001-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #17) | 1-85798-883-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
175 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
The Drowned World | 2006-02-00 | J. G. Ballard | Harper Perennial (UK) | 0-00-722183-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
175 | 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 | Neil Setchfield , Peter Hince , Jeremy Walker | |
The Drowned World | 2010-06-24 | J. G. Ballard | Fourth Estate | 978-0-00-729012-3 | £5.35?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
The Drowned World | 2012-05-21 | J. G. Ballard | Liveright | 978-0-87140-406-0 | $23.95?$: US dollar |
198 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Philippe Bourseiller | |
The Drowned World | 2012-07-23 | J. G. Ballard | Liveright | 978-0-87140-331-5 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
The Drowned World | 2013-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | The Folio Society |
xviii+ 169+ [6] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | James Boswell | |||
The Drowned World | 2013-05-20 | J. G. Ballard | Liveright | 978-0-87140-362-9 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
198 | 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 | Matthew Brandt | |
The Drowned World | 2013-06-25 | J. G. Ballard | Audible Inc. | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | Philippe Bourseiller | ||||
The Drowned World | date unknown | J. G. Ballard | Harper Perennial (UK) | 0-00-722183-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
175+ 16 |
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 | designedbydavid.co.uk | |
The Drowned World | date unknown | J. G. Ballard | Audible Inc. | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | Philippe Bourseiller |
Reviews
- Review by S. E. Cotts (1963) in Amazing Stories, February 1963
- Review by Leslie Flood (1963) in New Worlds Science Fiction, April
- Review [French] by Maxim Jakubowski (1964) in Fiction, #128
- Review by Michael Moorcock [as by James Colvin] (1965) in New Worlds SF, June 1965
- Review by Judith Merril (1965) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1965
- Review by John Foyster (1967) in Australian Science Fiction Review, #9, April 1967
- Review by Joe Sanders (1977) in Delap's F & SF Review, May 1977
- Review by Rob Hansen (1982) in Vector 107
- Review by Baird Searles (1982) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1982
- Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
- Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1986)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1987)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1997)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (2014)
- Review by L. J. Hurst (1998) in Vector 198
- Review by Paul N. Billinger [as by Paul Billinger] (2000) in Vector 211
- Review [Spanish] by Alberto Cairo (2001) in Las 100 mejores novelas de ciencia ficción del siglo XX
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2006) in 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, (2006) , reprinted in:
- 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels (2007)
- 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels (unknown)
- Review by Graham Sleight (2011) in Locus, #607 August 2011
- Review by Peter Young (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
- Review by Kate Sherrod (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
- Review by Frank Kaminski (2023) in Mythic, January-February 2023 , reprinted in:
- Mythic, January-February 2023 (2023)
- Review [German] by Jasper Nicolaisen (2023) in konkret, #10/2023