Comments on: Vermilion Sands (1971)

By: # LITERATURE /// Psychotropic Houses by James Graham Ballard | The Funambulist

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:14:56 +0000

[...] that I wanted to write a post about the short story The Thousand Dreams of Stellavista in the book Vermilion Sands written by James Graham Ballard between 1956 and 1970 (and published in 1971). In fact, this story [...]

By: Clouds and Crochet: Plastic Futures 2 « Plastic Futures

Clouds and Crochet: Plastic Futures 2 « Plastic Futures — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:15:25 +0000

[...] space opera to an allegory about change and adaptability. Science fiction writing, especially the Vermilion Sands series of short stories written by J.G Ballard in the 1950s & 60s are mined for their [...]

By: Nostalgia for the Future » The Accidental Location Scout

Nostalgia for the Future » The Accidental Location Scout — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:47:49 +0000

[...] Vermillion Sands? Certainly something from Ballard, anyway, reinforced by my continued glacial slog through the second volume of his short stories on the train home. As perviously mooted, I’d love to see the Vermillion Sands stories on some kind of screen, perhaps shot by someone like Charlie Kaufman or Wes Anderson. Or maybe a mini-series for HBO? [...]

By: mark burgess

mark burgess — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:18:58 +0000

JGB has so many different aspects to his writing. How can anyone say he writes the same thing over and over? Not necessarily his best stories taken individually but they work together more like a television serial (hint! hint!). Just one more fascinating perspective into the imagination of a genius.