Memories of the Space Age

Memories of the Space Age

1988 • 216 pages

This is a limited-edition collection of J.G. Ballard's short stories from Arkham House united around the theme of the failed US space program, mostly set in a deserted and desolate Cape Canaveral, with a scattering of lone ex-astronauts and others still dreaming of the Space Age.

Cover artwork 'Europe After the Rain' by Max Ernst, illustrated by J.K. Potter

The Cage of Sand (New Worlds Jun ’62)
A Question of Re-Entry (Fantastic Mar ’63)
The Dead Astronaut (Playboy May ’68)
My Dream of Flying to Wake Island (Ambit #60 ’74)
News from the Sun (Ambit #87 ’81)
Memories of the Space Age (Interzone #2 ’82)
Myths of the Near Future (F&SF Oct ’82)
The Man Who Walked on the Moon (Interzone #13 ’85)

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