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Title: The Drowned Giant Title Record # 43949
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1964-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1965 Souvenir
Year Language Title
1968 Italian Morte sulla spiaggia
1969ⓘTranslated by J. Baars
 Dutch De verdronken reus
1971ⓘTranslated by Alfred Scholz
 German Der ertrunkene Riese
1971ⓘTranslated by Alfred Scholz
 German Der ertrunkene Riese [as by James Graham Ballard]
1971ⓘTranslated by Hans Maeter
 German Der Gigant
1972ⓘTranslated by Marcial Souto; first published in the collection El hombre imposible (1972).
 Spanish El gigante ahogado
1973ⓘTranslated by René Lathière
 French
Le géant noyé?Le geant noye
1975ⓘTranslated by Borbás Mária.
 Hungarian
A vízbe fúlt óriás?A vizbe fult orias
A viizbe fuult ooriaas
[as by James Graham Ballard]
1975ⓘTranslated by Marjan J. J. Oleff
 Dutch De verdronken reus
1978ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina
 Italian Il gigante annegato
1979ⓘTranslated by Александър Хрусанов (Aleksandar Hrusanov) Title translates as "The drowned giant".
 Bulgarian
Удавеният великан?Udaveniyat velikan
[as by
Джеймс Болард?Dzheyms Bolard
]
1990ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti
 French Le géant noyé
2001ⓘTranslated by Gaetano Luigi Staffilano
 Italian Il gigante annegato [as by James G. Ballard]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1966 Nebula Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Terminal Beach 1964-06-00 J. G. Ballard Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
18/-?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).
 221
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11th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F 1966-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Delacorte Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
 384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ziel Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1965 1966-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$4.95?$: US dollar
 299
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Terminal Beach 1966-00-00 J. G. Ballard Penguin Books 2499
4/6?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).
 223+
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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.
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The Terminal Beach 1966-00-00 J. G. Ballard Penguin Books 2499   223+
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 coll Enzo Ragazzini Checkmark
The Impossible Man and Other Stories 1966-04-00 J. G. Ballard Berkley Medallion F1204
$0.50?$: 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.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1965 1966-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
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299
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 anth Donald Crews , Ann Crews Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1 1967-03-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz  
25/-?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).
 253+
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hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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11th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F 1967-09-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 2241
$0.75?$: US dollar
 384
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.
 anth Ziel Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1967-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 75275
$0.75?$: US dollar
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244
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Nebula Award Stories 1968-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 75275
$0.75?$: US dollar
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244
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.
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Nebula Award Stories 1968-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 75275
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
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244
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.
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Nebula Award Stories 1 1969-04-00 ed. Damon Knight New English Library 0-450-00289-6 / 2410
7/6?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).
 224
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.
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Nebula Award Stories 1969-12-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-75275-8
$0.75?$: US dollar
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244
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Nebula Award Stories 1969-12-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-75275-8
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
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244
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.
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Chronopolis and Other Stories 1971-09-00 J. G. Ballard G. P. Putnam's Sons  
$6.95?$: US dollar
 319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Chronopolis and Other Stories 1971-11-00 J. G. Ballard G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC 1213
$1.49?$: US dollar
 310
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Chronopolis 1972-08-00 J. G. Ballard Berkley Medallion 0-425-02212-9
$1.25?$: US dollar
 382
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.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Chronopolis 1972-08-00 J. G. Ballard Berkley Medallion 0-425-02212-9
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 382
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.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Into the Unknown: Eleven Tales of Imagination 1973-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6342-5
$6.50?$: US dollar
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Terminal Beach 1974-04-00 J. G. Ballard Penguin Books 0-14-002499-9
£0.30?£: UK pound
 224
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.
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The Terminal Beach 1977-00-00 J. G. Ballard Penguin Books (US) 0-14-002499-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
 224
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.
 coll David Pelham Checkmark
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard 1978-10-00 J. G. Ballard Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-042506-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
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302
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 coll Carlos Ochagavia Checkmark
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard 1978-10-00 J. G. Ballard Holt, Rinehart and Winston (Holt Paperback #129) 0-03-045661-4
$7.95?$: US dollar
 ix+
302
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.
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The Terminal Beach 1979-00-00 J. G. Ballard Penguin Books 0-14-002499-9
£0.80?£: UK pound
 224
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.
 coll David Pelham Checkmark
Chronopolis 1979-05-00 J. G. Ballard Berkley Books 0-425-04191-3
$2.25?$: US dollar
 371
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.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
The Terminal Beach 1984-02-00 J. G. Ballard J. M. Dent & Sons (Everyman Fiction) 0-460-02265-2
£2.95?£: UK pound
 220+
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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.
 coll James Marsh Checkmark
The Slaying of the Dragon: Modern Tales of the Playful Imagination 1984-08-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-182975-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Terminal Beach 1985-02-00 J. G. Ballard Gollancz 0-575-03514-5
£8.95?£: UK pound
 221
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The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard 1985-12-00 J. G. Ballard Washington Square Press 0-671-61451-7
$4.95?$: US dollar
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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.
 coll Carlos Ochagavia Checkmark
The Terminal Beach 1987-11-00 J. G. Ballard Carroll & Graf 0-88184-370-9
$3.50?$: US dollar
 224
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 coll Roy Colmer Checkmark
The Book of Fantasy 1988-11-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Viking 0-670-82393-7
$19.95?$: US dollar
 384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Book of Fantasy 1988-11-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Xanadu 0-947761-44-6
£14.95?£: UK pound
 384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Book of Fantasy 1989-06-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Viking / QPBC  
$9.95?$: US dollar
 384
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.
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Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder 1989-10-00 ed. David G. Hartwell GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 14784
$7.98?$: US dollar
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656
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Thomas Canty Checkmark
The Book of Fantasy 1990-08-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Black Swan 0-552-99401-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
 523
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.
 anth Stephen Player  
The Book of Fantasy 1990-09-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Carroll & Graf 0-88184-656-2
$10.95?$: US dollar
 384
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.
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The Terminal Beach 1992-08-00 J. G. Ballard J. M. Dent (Everyman Fiction) 0-460-02265-2
£3.99?£: UK pound
 221
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.
 coll James Marsh Checkmark
The Terminal Beach 1993-03-00 J. G. Ballard Phoenix 1-85799-021-8
£4.99?£: UK pound
 221
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.
 coll Salvador Dali  
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder 1993-09-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Longmeadow Press 0-681-41739-0
$17.95?$: US dollar
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656
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 anth Kelvin P. Oden Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder 1994-06-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell St. Martin's Press 0-312-11024-3
$25.95?$: US dollar
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656
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Thomas Canty Checkmark
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard 1995-03-15 J. G. Ballard Owl Books / Henry Holt 0-8050-3876-0
$15.95?$: US dollar
 302
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.
 coll Raquel Jaramillo Checkmark
The Terminal Beach 1997-11-00 J. G. Ballard Indigo 0-575-40131-1
£5.99?£: UK pound
 224
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.
 coll Gary Day-Ellison  
The British Way 1998-02-00 ed. James Gunn Borealis / White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-157-7 / WW 11091
$14.99?$: US dollar
 622
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.
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The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1998-03-00 ed. Robert Silverberg HarperPrism 0-06-105215-9
$14.00?$: US dollar
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562
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.
 anth Carl Galian Checkmark
The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1998-08-00 ed. Robert Silverberg HarperPrism / SFBC 1-56865-858-3 / 17918
$10.98?$: US dollar
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hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Carl Galian Checkmark
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2000-07-18 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6
$47.00?$: US dollar
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1166
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.
 anth Frank R. Paul Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 2001-02-00 ed. Damon Knight Stealth Press 1-58881-018-6
$29.95?$: US dollar
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310
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Frank R. Paul  
The Terminal Beach 2001-03-00 J. G. Ballard Phoenix 0-575-40131-1
£6.99?£: UK pound
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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.
 coll Gary Day-Ellison  
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard 2001-07-00 J. G. Ballard Picador USA 0-312-27844-6
$14.00?$: US dollar
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302
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.
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The Complete Short Stories 2001-11-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-00-712405-8
£25.00?£: UK pound
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1189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jerry Bauer Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories 2002-11-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-00-713812-1
£16.99?£: UK pound
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1189
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.
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The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2003-00-00 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6   xviii+
1166
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.
 anth Frank R. Paul Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2009-09-00 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-07262-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
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1199
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The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2010-00-00 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-33929-1
$24.95?$: US dollar
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1199
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.
 coll David Levenson Checkmark
Kafkaesque: Stories Inspired by Franz Kafka 2011-11-01 ed. James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-049-0
$15.95?$: US dollar
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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.
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The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2012-06-01 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-07687-5
$24.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard 2014-07-15 J. G. Ballard Holt Paperbacks 978-1-4668-5667-7
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2014-08-26 J. G. Ballard Audible Studios      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
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The Big Book of Modern Fantasy 2020-07-21 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-56386-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
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876
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.
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The Big Book of Modern Fantasy 2020-07-21 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-56387-7
$12.99?$: US dollar
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ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Leonora Carrington Checkmark
Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume Two and Three 2022-05-20 ed. Geoff Brown, Amanda J. Spedding Cohesion Press  
$6.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard date unknown J. G. Ballard Audible Studios      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
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