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Updated 2026-07-11 / 49 books / 6 series
J.G. Ballard was a British author best known for his dystopian novels *Crash* and *Empire of the Sun*. A pioneer of the New Wave science fiction movement, his work has sold millions of copies worldwide and influenced generations of writers. This page provides the J.G. Ballard books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.
Books by J.G. Ballard in Publication Order
1962
The Wind from Nowhere
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1962
Billenium
POoC / 1
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1962
The Voices of Time
POoC / 2
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1962
The Drowned World
POoSN / 2
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1963
The Subliminal Man
POoSS / 1
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1963
Passport To Eternity
POoC / 3
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1964
The Drought
POoSN / 3
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1964
The Terminal Beach
POoC / 4
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1966
The Crystal World
POoSN / 4
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1967
The Day of Forever
POoC / 5
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1967
The Disaster Area
POoC / 6
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1970
Love and Napalm
POoSN / 5
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1970
The Atrocity Exhibition
POoC / 7
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1971
Chronopolis
POoSS / 2
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1971
Vermilion Sands
POoC / 8
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1971
Chronopolis and Other Stories
POoC / 9
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1974
Concrete Island
POoSN / 7
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1975
High-Rise
POoSN / 8
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1976
Low Flying Aircraft and Other Stories
POoC / 10
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1978
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard
POoC / 11
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1979
The Unlimited Dream Company
POoSN / 9
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1980
The Venus Hunters / The Overloaded Man
POoC / 12
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1981
Hello America
POoSN / 10
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1982
Myths of the Near Future
POoC / 13
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1984
Empire of the Sun
POoEOTSB / 1
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1987
The Day of Creation
POoSN / 11
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1988
Running Wild
POoSN / 12
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1990
War Fever and Other Stories
POoC / 14
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1991
The Kindness of Women
POoEOTSB / 2
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1993
Mondo Barbie(By: John Varley,Lynne Barrett,Julia Alvarez,Philip Levine,A.M. Homes,David Trinidad,Sandra Cisneros,Marge Piercy,Gary Soto,Roberta Allen,Alice McDermott,Hilary Tham,Lyn Lifshin,Rebecca Brown,Denise Duhamel,Lucinda Ebersole,Richard Peabody,Jeanne Beaumont,Lynne McMahon,Kathryn Harrison,Patricia Storace,Richard Grayson,Leslie Shiel,Laura Costas,Sharon Henry,Cookie Lupton,Lisa B. Herskovits,Belinda Subraman,Ellie Schoenfeld,Sparrow .,Gregg Shapiro,Cathryn Hankla,Wayne E. Kline,Jose Padua,Jeff Weddle)
POoMB / 1
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1994
Mondo Elvis(By: Howard Waldrop,Cornelius Eady,Mark Childress,Susie Mee,Nick Cave,Mark Winegardner,Rafael Alvarez,Greil Marcus,Pagan Kennedy,Lucinda Ebersole,Richard Peabody,Lynne McMahon,Cathryn Hankla,Samuel Charters,Rachel Salazar,Eleanor Earle Crockett,Diane Wakoski,Judy Vernon,David Wojahn,William McCranor Henderson,Janice Eidus,Elizabeth Ash V’lez,Laura Kalpakian,Eri Makino,Ai,Michael Wilkerson,Brian Gilmore)
POoMB / 2
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1994
Rushing to Paradise
POoSN / 13
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1995
Mondo Marilyn(With: Michael Hemmingson,Clive Barker,Doris Grumbach,Beth Meacham,Lynne Tillman,Charles Bukowski,David Trinidad,Tom Whalen,Sharon Olds,Leslie Pietrzyk,Lyn Lifshin,Nanci Griffith,Robert Peters,Lucinda Ebersole,Richard Peabody,Jeanne Beaumont,Gregg Shapiro,Judy Grahn,Sam Toperoff,Julia P. Dubner,Bill Morris,John Rechy,L.A. Lantz,Phyllis Burke,Hillary Johnson,Rita Valencia,Michael Lally,Eleanor E. Crocket,Taylor Mead,Susan Compo,Rosanne Daryl Thomas)
POoMB / 3
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1996
A User's Guide to the Millennium
POoNB / 1
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1996
Mondo James Dean(By: Lewis Shiner,Jack C. Haldeman II,Bentley Little,Michael Hemmingson,Chuck Taylor,Michael Martone,Louisa Ermelino,Terence Winch,Lucinda Ebersole,Richard Peabody,Sparrow .,Janice Eidus,Ai,Tino Villanueva,Edwin Corley,Robert Ready,Reuben Jackson,Stephanie Hart,D.E. Steward,David Plumb,Ed Graczyk,Hilary Howard,James Finney Boylan,Miranda Schwartz)
POoMB / 4
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1996
Cocaine Nights
POoSN / 14
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2000
Super-Cannes
POoSN / 15
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2001
The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard
POoC / 15
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2003
Millennium People
POoSN / 16
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2004
Quotes
POoNB / 2
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2005
J.G. Ballard Conversations
POoNB / 3
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2006
The Complete Short Stories: Volume 2
POoC / 16
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2006
The Complete Short Stories, Volume 1
POoC / 17
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2006
Kingdom Come
POoSN / 17
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2008
Miracles of Life
POoNB / 4
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2009
The Best Science Fiction of J. G. Ballard
POoC / 18
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2012
Extreme Metaphors
POoNB / 5
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2023
Selected Nonfiction, 1962-2007
POoNB / 6
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Complete J.G. Ballard Series Reading Order /
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01
The Subliminal Man
1963
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01
The Wind from Nowhere
1962
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02
The Drowned World
1962
Buy
04
The Crystal World
1966
Buy
05
Love and Napalm
1970
Buy
07
Concrete Island
1974
Buy
09
The Unlimited Dream Company
1979
Buy
10
Hello America
1981
Buy
11
The Day of Creation
1987
Buy
13
Rushing to Paradise
1994
Buy
14
Cocaine Nights
1996
Buy
16
Millennium People
2003
Buy
01
A User's Guide to the Millennium
1996
Buy
03
J.G. Ballard Conversations
2005
Buy
04
Miracles of Life
2008
Buy
05
Extreme Metaphors
2012
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06
Selected Nonfiction, 1962-2007
2023
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01
Empire of the Sun
1984
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02
The Kindness of Women
1991
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02
The Voices of Time
1962
Buy
03
Passport To Eternity
1963
Buy
04
The Terminal Beach
1964
Buy
05
The Day of Forever
1967
Buy
06
The Disaster Area
1967
Buy
07
The Atrocity Exhibition
1970
Buy
08
Vermilion Sands
1971
Buy
09
Chronopolis and Other Stories
1971
Buy
10
Low Flying Aircraft and Other Stories
1976
Buy
11
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard
1978
Buy
12
The Venus Hunters / The Overloaded Man
1980
Buy
13
Myths of the Near Future
1982
Buy
14
War Fever and Other Stories
1990
Buy
15
The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard
2001
Buy
16
The Complete Short Stories: Volume 2
2006
Buy
17
The Complete Short Stories, Volume 1
2006
Buy
18
The Best Science Fiction of J. G. Ballard
2009
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01
Mondo Barbie(By: John Varley,Lynne Barrett,Julia Alvarez,Philip Levine,A.M. Homes,David Trinidad,Sandra Cisneros,Marge Piercy,Gary Soto,Roberta Allen,Alice McDermott,Hilary Tham,Lyn Lifshin,Rebecca Brown,Denise Duhamel,Lucinda Ebersole,Richard Peabody,Jeanne Beaumont,Lynne McMahon,Kathryn Harrison,Patricia Storace,Richard Grayson,Leslie Shiel,Laura Costas,Sharon Henry,Cookie Lupton,Lisa B. Herskovits,Belinda Subraman,Ellie Schoenfeld,Sparrow .,Gregg Shapiro,Cathryn Hankla,Wayne E. Kline,Jose Padua,Jeff Weddle)
1993
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02
Mondo Elvis(By: Howard Waldrop,Cornelius Eady,Mark Childress,Susie Mee,Nick Cave,Mark Winegardner,Rafael Alvarez,Greil Marcus,Pagan Kennedy,Lucinda Ebersole,Richard Peabody,Lynne McMahon,Cathryn Hankla,Samuel Charters,Rachel Salazar,Eleanor Earle Crockett,Diane Wakoski,Judy Vernon,David Wojahn,William McCranor Henderson,Janice Eidus,Elizabeth Ash V’lez,Laura Kalpakian,Eri Makino,Ai,Michael Wilkerson,Brian Gilmore)
1994
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03
Mondo Marilyn(With: Michael Hemmingson,Clive Barker,Doris Grumbach,Beth Meacham,Lynne Tillman,Charles Bukowski,David Trinidad,Tom Whalen,Sharon Olds,Leslie Pietrzyk,Lyn Lifshin,Nanci Griffith,Robert Peters,Lucinda Ebersole,Richard Peabody,Jeanne Beaumont,Gregg Shapiro,Judy Grahn,Sam Toperoff,Julia P. Dubner,Bill Morris,John Rechy,L.A. Lantz,Phyllis Burke,Hillary Johnson,Rita Valencia,Michael Lally,Eleanor E. Crocket,Taylor Mead,Susan Compo,Rosanne Daryl Thomas)
1995
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04
Mondo James Dean(By: Lewis Shiner,Jack C. Haldeman II,Bentley Little,Michael Hemmingson,Chuck Taylor,Michael Martone,Louisa Ermelino,Terence Winch,Lucinda Ebersole,Richard Peabody,Sparrow .,Janice Eidus,Ai,Tino Villanueva,Edwin Corley,Robert Ready,Reuben Jackson,Stephanie Hart,D.E. Steward,David Plumb,Ed Graczyk,Hilary Howard,James Finney Boylan,Miranda Schwartz)
1996
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Where to start with J.G. Ballard
What is the best order to read J.G. Ballard books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.