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Billennium (short Story)
''Billenium'' (or ''Billennium'') is a short story by British author J. G. Ballard, first published in the November 1961 issue of New Worlds and in the 1962 collection Billennium. It later appeared in ''The Terminal Beach'' (1964), '' Chronopolis and Other Stories'' (1971), and '' The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard: Volume 1'' (2006). With a dystopian ambience, "Billennium" explores themes similar to Ballard's earlier story "The Concentration City", of space shortages and over-crowding. Setting The story is set in the future (possibly c. 21st century - see billennium) where the world is becoming increasingly overpopulated, with a population of around 20 billion. Most of its inhabitants live in crowded central cities in order to preserve as much outside land as possible for farming, and as a result the world does not have a food problem, nor wars - since all governments devote themselves to addressing the problems caused by overpopulation. In the city inhabited by the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazing Stories 196202
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New Worlds (magazine)
''New Worlds'' was a British science fiction magazine that began in 1936 as a fanzine called ''Novae Terrae''. John Carnell, who became ''Novae Terrae''s editor in 1939, renamed it ''New Worlds'' that year. He was instrumental in turning it into a professional publication in 1946 and was the first editor of the new incarnation. It became the leading UK science fiction magazine; the period to 1960 has been described by science fiction historian Mike Ashley as the magazine's "Golden Age". Carnell joined the British Army in 1940 following the outbreak of the Second World War and returned to civilian life in 1946. He negotiated a publishing agreement for the magazine with Pendulum Publications, but only three issues of ''New Worlds'' were produced before Pendulum's bankruptcy in late 1947. A group of science fiction fans formed a company called Nova Publications to revive the magazine; the first issue under their management appeared in mid-1949. ''New Worlds'' continued to appear on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terminal Beach
''The Terminal Beach'' is a collection of science fiction short stories by British author J. G. Ballard, published in 1964. Contents British edition * "The Terminal Beach": A man who does not come to terms with the premature death of his wife and son steals away onto an island of Eniwetok, once used for testing nuclear weapons. Between the decaying buildings on the island, the reader follows his mental and physical decline. * "A Question of Re-entry": This story has some parallels to Joseph Conrad's ''Heart of Darkness'', with the protagonist traveling upriver in the Amazon rain forest, to meet a European who went native. The story evolves around the clash between civilization-based knowledge and native belief. * "The Drowned Giant": A giant human(oid) body washes ashore. The initial wonder soon gives way to banality as people start to climb over the body and remove or vandalize parts of it until the body is completely dismembered. It is then widely believed that the giant nev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronopolis And Other Stories
''Chronopolis and Other Stories'' is a 1971 collection of science fiction stories by British writer J. G. Ballard. Originally published in the United States by Putnam, it was reprinted in paperback in 1972 by Berkley Books, under the title ''Chronopolis'', subtitled "The Science Fiction of J. G. Ballard." Contents * "The Voices of Time" ( ''New Worlds'' 1960) * "The Drowned Giant" (''The Terminal Beach'' 1964) * "The Terminal Beach" (''New Worlds'' 1964) * "Manhole 69" (''New Worlds'' 1957) * "Storm-Bird, Storm-Dreamer" (''The Impossible Man'' 1966) * "The Sound-Sweep" (''Science-Fantasy'' 1960) * " Billennium" (''New Worlds'' 1961) * " Chronopolis" (''New Worlds'' 1960) * "Build-Up" (''New Worlds'' 1957) * "The Garden of Time" ''F&SF'' 1962) * "End-Game" (''New Worlds'' 1963) * "The Watch-Towers" (''Science-Fantasy'' 1962) * "Now Wakes the Sea" (''F&SF'' 1963) * "Zone of Terror" (''New Worlds'' 1960) * "The Cage of Sand" (''New Worlds'' 1962) * "Deep End" (''New Worlds'' 1961) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volume 1
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Dystopian
A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- "bad, hard" and τόπος "place"; alternatively cacotopiaCacotopia (from κακός ''kakos'' "bad") was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 1818 Plan of Parliamentary Reform (Works, vol. 3, p. 493). or simply anti-utopia) is a speculated community or society that is undesirable or frightening. It is often treated as an Opposite (semantics), antonym of ''utopia'', a term that was coined by Sir Thomas More and figures as the title of his best known work, published in 1516, which created a blueprint for an ideal society with minimal crime, violence and poverty. The relationship between utopia and dystopia is in actuality not one simple opposition, as many utopian elements and components are found in dystopias as well, and ''vice versa''. Dystopias are often characterized by rampant fear or distress , tyrannical governments, environmental disaster, or other characteristics associated with a cataclysmic decline in society. Distinct the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Concentration City
"The Concentration City" is a dystopian short story by British author J. G. Ballard, first published, under the title "Build-Up", in ''New Worlds'' volume 19 number 55 in January 1957. It was reprinted in the collections ''Billennium'' and ''Chronopolis'' and later, under its revised title, in '' The Disaster Area'' and was also included in '' The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard: Volume 1'' and The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard. Setting and plot "The Concentration City" is set in a "city" encompassing everything in known existence to its inhabitants. The districts comprise endless streets and buildings and seemingly infinitely high and low levels, or floors, with few trees and little wildlife. Cubic space is in shortage and expensive. High speed transportation is in use, but it is implied that many people do not find the need to leave their particular area. The people do not know what lies beyond the endless urban expansion, but seem to care little, and generally as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billennium (other)
Billennium may refer to: * 2nd millennium, the second period of one thousand years in the Common Era * 3rd millennium, the period of time which began with the year 2001 * Beretta 92 Billennium, a type of pistol * Unix billennium Current Unix time () Unix time is a date and time representation widely used in computing. It measures time by the number of seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970, the beginning of the Unix epoch, less adjustments m ..., a point in Unix time which occurred in 2001 * "Billennium" (short story), a short story by J. G. Ballard See also * Biennial (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubicle
A cubicle is a partially enclosed office workspace that is separated from neighboring workspaces by partitions that are usually tall. Its purpose is to isolate office workers and managers from the sights and noises of an open workspace so that they may concentrate with fewer distractions. Cubicles are composed of modular elements such as walls, work surfaces, overhead bins, drawers, and shelving, which can be configured depending on the user's needs. Installation is generally performed by trained personnel, although some cubicles allow configuration changes to be performed by users without specific training. Cubicles in the 2010s and 2020s are usually equipped with a computer, monitor, keyboard and mouse on the work surface. Cubicles typically have a desk phone. Since many offices use overhead fluorescent lights to illuminate the office, cubicles may or may not have lamps or other additional lighting. Other furniture that is often used in cubicles includes an office chair, a fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make Room! Make Room!
''Make Room! Make Room!'' is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison (writer), Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of both unchecked population growth on society and the hoarding of resources by a wealthy minority. It was originally serialized in Science Fantasy (magazine), ''Impulse'' magazine. List of stories set in a future now past, Set in a future August 1999, the novel explores trends in the proportion of world resources used by the United States and other countries compared to population growth, depicting a world where the World population, global population is seven billion people, plagued with overcrowding, resource shortages and a crumbling infrastructure. The plot jumps from character to character, recounting the lives of people in various walks of life in New York City, population 35 million. The novel was the basis of the 1973 science fiction movie ''Soylent Green'', although the film changed much of the plot and theme and introduced cannibalism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand On Zanzibar
''Stand on Zanzibar'' is a dystopian New Wave science fiction novel written by John Brunner and first published in 1968. The book won a Hugo Award for Best Novel at the 27th World Science Fiction Convention in 1969, as well as the 1969 BSFA Award and the 1973 Prix Tour-Apollo Award. Description ''Stand on Zanzibar'' was innovative within the science fiction genre for mixing narrative with entire chapters dedicated to providing background information and worldbuilding, to create a sprawling narrative that presents a complex and multi-faceted view of the story's future world. Such information-rich chapters were often constructed from many short paragraphs, sentences, or fragments thereof—pulled from in-world sources such as slogans, snatches of conversation, advertising text, songs, extracts from newspapers and books, and other cultural detritus. The narrative itself follows the lives of a large cast of characters, chosen to give a broad cross-section of the future world. Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World Inside
''The World Inside'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert Silverberg, published in 1971. The novel originally appeared as a series of shorter works in 1970 and 1971, all but one published in ''Galaxy'', including the Hugo nominated novella "The World Outside". ''The World Inside'' was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1972, although Silverberg declined the nomination. On March 2, 2010, Orb Books published this title as a trade paperback edition. Plot introduction The novel is set on Earth in the year 2381, when the population of the planet has reached 75 billion people. Population growth has skyrocketed due to a quasi-religious belief in human reproduction as the highest possible good. Most of the action occurs in a massive three-kilometer-high city tower called ''Urban Monad 116''. Plot summary War, starvation, crime and birth control have been eliminated. Life is now totally fulfilled and sustained within Urban Monads (Urbmons), mammoth thousand-floor skyscrapers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
