The Drowned World - by J G Ballard (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From one of the most powerful and original talents in science fiction comes the story of a new world--a strange world where solar radiation fluctuations have melted the polar ice caps, flooding the land and raising the temperature of the atmosphere.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In the novel that catapulted him to international acclaim upon its publication in 1962, J.G. Ballard's mesmerizing and ferociously prescient <em>The Drowned World</em> imagines a terrifying future in which solar radiation and global warming has melted the ice caps, and Triassic-era jungles have overrun a submerged and tropical London. Set during the year 2145, the novel follows biologist Dr. Robert Kerans and his team of scientists as they confront a surreal cityscape populated by giant iguanas, albino alligators, and endless swarms of malarial insects. Nature has swallowed all but a few remnants of human civilization, and slowly, Kearns and his companions are transformed--both physically and psychologically--by this prehistoric environment. <em>The Drowned World</em> is both a thrilling adventure and haunting examination of the effects of environmental collapse on the human mind.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><em>The Drowned World</em> ought to be recognized as one of the pioneering works of climate fiction...Writing during the era we believed most fervently that the world was ours to mold and shape, Ballard warned us that it wasn't.--Michael Christie "Guardian"<br><br>[<em>The Drowned World</em>] laid the groundwork for generations of climate-change fiction to come.-- "New York Times"<br><br>A bold, hypnotic novel, by an author with a genius for the perverse.-- "Guardian"<br><br>Rich and strange...Ballard's potent symbols of beauty and dismay inundate the reader's mind.--Brian Aldiss<br><br>This tale of strange and terrible adventure in a world of steaming jungles has an oppressive power reminiscent of Conrad.--Kingsley Amis<br>
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