Memories of the Space Age explained

Memories of the Space Age
Author:	J. G. Ballard
Illustrator:	Jeffrey K. Potter
Cover Artist:	Max Ernst
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Publisher:	Arkham House
Release Date:	1988
Media Type:	Print (hardback)
Pages:	216
Isbn:	0-87054-157-9
Dewey:	823/.914 19
Congress:	PR6052.A46 M46 1988
Oclc:	17954351

Memories of the Space Age is a collection of science fiction stories by British writer J. G. Ballard. It was released in 1988 by Arkham House. It was published in an edition of 4,903 copies and was the author's first book published by Arkham House. The stories, set at Cape Canaveral, originally appeared in the magazines Ambit, Fantastic Stories, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Interzone, New Worlds and Playboy.

Contents

Memories of the Space Age contains the following stories:

• "The Cage of Sand"^[1]
• "A Question of Re-entry"
• "The Dead Astronaut"^[2]
• "My Dream of Flying to Wake Island"
• "News from the Sun"^[3]
• "Memories of the Space Age"^[4]
• "Myths of the Near Future"^[5]
• "The Man Who Walked on the Moon"^[6]

Sources

• Book: Jaffery, Sheldon . Sheldon Jaffery

. Sheldon Jaffery . The Arkham House Companion . Mercer Island, WA . Starmont House, Inc.. 143 . 1989 . 1-55742-005-X.

• Book: Chalker, Jack L. . Jack L. Chalker

. Jack L. Chalker . Mark Owings . The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 . Westminster, MD and Baltimore . Mirage Press, Ltd.. 57 . 1998.

• Book: Joshi, S.T. . S.T. Joshi

. S.T. Joshi . Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography . Sauk City, WI . Arkham House. 158 . 1999 . 0-87054-176-5.

• Book: Nielsen, Leon . Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide . Jefferson, NC and London . McFarland & Company, Inc.. 134–135 . 2004 . 0-7864-1785-4.
• Rossi, Umberto, 2009. "A Little Something about Dead Astronauts”, Science-Fiction Studies, #107, 36:1 (March), pp. 101–120.

External links

• The Terminal Collection: JG Ballard First Editions

Notes and References

1. Web site: MEMORIES OF THE SPACE AGE | Kirkus Reviews.
2. Web site: MEMORIES OF THE SPACE AGE | Kirkus Reviews.
3. Web site: Fiction Book Review: Memories of the Space Age by J. G. Ballard, Author Arkham House Publishers $21.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-87054-157-5.
4. Web site: Fiction Book Review: Memories of the Space Age by J. G. Ballard, Author Arkham House Publishers $21.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-87054-157-5.
5. Web site: MEMORIES OF THE SPACE AGE | Kirkus Reviews.
6. News: One Small Shelf for Literature. The New York Times. 16 July 1989. Mallon. Thomas.