''Chronopolis and Other Stories'' is a 1971 collection of

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stories by British writer J. G. Ballard. Originally published in the United States by Putnam, it was reprinted in paperback in 1972 by

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, under the title ''Chronopolis'', subtitled "The Science Fiction of J. G. Ballard."

* "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" (''

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'' 1960) * " Billennium" (''New Worlds'' 1961) * " Chronopolis" (''New Worlds'' 1960) * "Build-Up" (''New Worlds'' 1957) * "The Garden of Time" ''

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'' 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)

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Theodore Sturgeon praised the collection, saying "I know Ballard has made waves; I know he will not stop; I am most pleased to watch where he is going."Galaxy Bookshelf", ''

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'', January 1972, pp.116-18

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