1962 - 1963





The Wind From Nowhere, Berkley, NY, January 1962. Paperback.
Reprinted in 1964 by Doubleday, NY, in an omnibus edition with The Drowned World




Science Fiction Adventures, Volume 4, Number 24, January 1962
Contains a short version of the novel, The Drowned World, which preceded its first book publication.




Amazing, Volume 36, Number 1, January 1962
Contains the short story, The Insane Ones which was reprinted in the collections, Billenium and The Day Of Forever.




Fantasy and Science Fiction, Volume 22, Number 2, February 1962
Contains the short story, The Garden Of Time which was reprinted in the collections, Billenium and The Four-Dimensional Nightmare.




The Voices Of Time, Berkley, NY, February 1962. Paperback.
Collects: The Voices Of Time • The Sound-Sweep • The Overloaded Man • Zone Of Terror • Manhole 69 • The Waiting Grounds • Deep End




Amazing, Volume 36, Number 3, March 1962
Contains the short story, The Thousand Dreams Of Stellavista which was reprinted in the collections, Passport To Eternity and Vermilion Sands.




Amazing, Volume 36, Number 4, April 1962
Contains the short story, Thirteen To Centaurus which was reprinted in the collections, Passport To Eternity, The Overloaded Man and The Four- Dimensional Nightmare. It was also featured on the 1965 BBC drama series, Out Of The Unknown.




New Worlds, Volume 40, Number 118, May 1962
Contains the guest editorial, Which Way To Inner Space?

Ted Carnell's story blurb: "As a writer who has established himself by writing some remarkably good 'off-beat' science fiction and fantasy stories, Jim Ballard has all the necessary qualifications for suggesting some radical changes to the general make-up of science fiction."




New Worlds, Volume 40, Number 118, May 1962
As this little inside cover writeup says, JGB was on a BBC radio program on March 18, 1962, when he first made public his ideas on science fiction and "inner space". Apparently editor John Carnell thought it was so important he ran this little article, and asked JGB to write his now-famous editorial on what's wrong with SF and how the genre can move forward.




Science Fantasy, Volume 18, Number 53, June 1962
Contains the short story, The Watch Towers which was reprinted in the collections, Passport To Eternity, The Four-Dimensional Nightmare and Chronopolis.

Ted Carnell's story blurb: "Nobody quite knew what went on in the watch-towers but it was very disconcerting trying to live a normal life -- especially when that life had been radically changed by the arrival of Watchers."




New Worlds, Volume 40, Number 119, June 1962
Contains the short story, The Cage Of Sand which was reprinted in the collections, Passport To Eternity, The Four-Dimensional Nightmare and Chronopolis.

Ted Carnell's story blurb: "Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach sometime in the future, when the gantries of the launching pads are but mute testimony to Man's drive to the planets -- and seven satellites orbit as coffins as constant reminder."




Amazing, Volume 36, Number 6, June 1962
Contains the short story, Passport To Eternity which was reprinted in the collections, Passport To Eternity, and The Overloaded Man.




Fantastic, Volume 11, Number 7, July 1962
Contains the short story, The Singing Statues which was reprinted in the collection, Vermilion Sands.




New Worlds, Volume 40, Number 120, July 1962
Contains the short story, The Man On The 99th Floor.

Ted Carnell's story blurb: "Forbis had a compulsion to reach the 100th floor of the skyscraper --but he also had another compulsion which always made him get off at the 99th. Why?"




Billenium Berkley, NY, August 1962. Paperback.
Collects: The Insane Ones • Studio 5, The Stars • The Gentle Assassin • Build-Up • Now:Zero • Mobile • Chronopolis • Prima Belladonna • The Garden Of Time




The Drowned World Berkley, NY, August 1962. Paperback.



Seems 1963 is a turning point in JGB's early career. He's published his first hardcover novel, The Drowned World, and it's a breakthrough: stunningly exotic prose with enigmatic characters skulking through a stupendous plot. This achievement is set off by the first collection hardcover, The Four-Dimensional Nightmare, and another Berkley collection, Passport To Eternity. Plus, he's knocked off 10 short stories. Ahh, those heady, busy, early days!




The Drowned World Gollancz, London, January 1963. Hardcover.
Reprinted 1964 by Doubleday, NY, in an omnibus edition with The Wind From Nowhere




New Worlds, Volume 42, Number 126, January 1963
Contains the short story, The Subliminal Man which was reprinted in the collections, The Disaster Area and The Terminal Beach (US edition).

Ted Carnell's story blurb: "The street signs were 'something to do with the airport,' but Hathaway had an obsession about them. He was convinced that they were a last ditch of an over-industrialised civilisation."




Amazing, Volume 37, Number 3, March 1963
Contains the short story, The Sherrington Theory, which was reprinted in the collections, The Terminal Beach (UK edition), The Most Thrilling SF Ever Told, and The Impossible Man, retitled The Reptile Enclosure.




Fantastic, Volume 12, Number 3, March 1963
Contains the short story, A Question Of Re-Entry which was reprinted in the collections, Passport To Eternity and The Terminal Beach (UK edition).




Worlds of If, Volume 13, Number 1, March 1963
Contains the short story, The Time Tombs which was reprinted in the collections, The Terminal Beach (US edition) and The Overloaded Man.




Fantasy And Science Fiction, Volume 24, Number 5, May 1963
Contains the short story, Now Wakes The Sea which was reprinted in the collections, The Terminal Beach (US edition) and The Disaster Area.




The 4-Dimensional Nightmare Gollancz, London, May 1963. Hardcover.
Collects: The Voices Of Time • The Sound-sweep • Prima Belladonna • Studio 5, The Stars • The Garden Of Time • The Cage Of Sand • The Watch-towers • Chronopolis




New Worlds, Volume 44, Number 131, June 1963
Contains the short story, End-Game which was reprinted in the collections, The Terminal Beach (UK and US editions) and Chronopolis.

Ted Carnell's story blurb: "A psychological chiller about a man sentenced to death -- but with no indication to him of the day, hour and minute of his execution, only the place."




Science Fantasy, Volume 20, Number 59, June 1963
Contains the short story, Minus One which was reprinted in the collections, The Terminal Beach (US edition) and The Disaster Area.

Ted Carnell's story blurb: "When thinking in terms of mental disorders and delusions of the mind, one has to have some decisive yardstick of normality or sanity. Take, for instance, the case of the patient in a mental hospital who vanished..."




Amazing, Volume 37, Number 6, June 1963
Contains the short story, The Encounter which was retitled The Venus Hunters and reprinted in the collections, The Terminal Beach (US edition) and The Overloaded Man.




Passport To Eternity, Berkley, NY, September 1963. Paperback.
Collects: The Man On The 99th Floor • Thirteen To Centuarus • Track 12 • The Watch-Towers • A Question Of Re-Entry • Escapement • The Thousand Dreams Of Stellavista • The Cage Of Sand • Passport To Eternity




Fantastic, Volume 12, Number 9, September 1963
Contains the short story, The Sudden Afternoon which was reprinted in the collections, Passport To Eternity and The Terminal Beach (UK edition).




Fantastic, Volume 12, Number 10, October 1963
Contains the short story, The Screen Game which was reprinted in the collections, The Impossible Man and Vermilion Sands.




The Four-Dimensional Nightmare Science Fction Book Club, London, 1963. Hardcover.