The Drowned World

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The Drowned World

Author:	J. G. Ballard
Publisher:	Gollancz, 1999 Penguin Books, 1965 Doubleday, 1965 Berkley Publishing Group, 1962
Series:	The Elemental Apocalypse Quartet: Book 2
1. The Wind From Nowhere 2. The Drowned World 3. The Burning World 4. The Crystal World
Book Type:	Novel
Genre:	Science-Fiction
Sub-Genre Tags:	Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic Dying Earth Near-Future
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Lists:	SF Masterworks David Pringle's Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels The Classics of Science Fiction Guardian: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels WWEnd Top Listed Books The Defining Science Fiction Books of the 1960s
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Synopsis

In the 21st century, fluctuations in solar radiation have caused the ide-caps to melt and the seas to rise. Global temperatures have climbed, and civilization has retreated to the Arctic and Antarctic circles. London is a city now inundated by a primeval swamp, to which an expedition travels to record the flora and fauna of this new Triassic Age.

This early novel by the author of CRASH and EMPIRE OF THE SUN is at once a fast paced narrative, a stunning evocation of a flooded, tropical London of the near future and a speculative foray into the workings of the unconscious mind.