Studio 5, The Stars
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"Studio 5, The Stars" is a short story
by British
author J. G. Ballard
, first appearing in the February 1961 edition of Science Fantasy
(Volume 15, Number 43); it was reprinted in the anthology Billennium the following year. It later appeared in The Four-Dimensional Nightmare
(1964), Vermilion Sands
(1971) and The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard
(2006).
The story is characterised by weird technology and a subtle dystopian ambience. Like the other stories in the collection and in other works by Ballard, the inhabitants of Vermilion Sands are disillusioned and anomic; and artistic culture - which has evolved through exotic and baroque media - is at a slump, in what Ballard later described as a "visionary present".
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by British
United Kingdom
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author J. G. Ballard
J. G. Ballard
James Graham Ballard was an English novelist, short story writer, and prominent member of the New Wave movement in science fiction...
, first appearing in the February 1961 edition of Science Fantasy
Science Fantasy (magazine)
Science Fantasy, which also appeared under the titles Impulse and SF Impulse, was a British fantasy and science fiction magazine, launched in 1950 by Nova Publications as a companion to Nova's New Worlds. Walter Gillings was editor for the first two issues, and was then replaced by John Carnell,...
(Volume 15, Number 43); it was reprinted in the anthology Billennium the following year. It later appeared in The Four-Dimensional Nightmare
The Four-Dimensional Nightmare
The Four-Dimensional Nightmare is a collection of science fiction short stories by J. G. Ballard, published in 1963 by Victor Gollancz.-Contents:* "The Voices of Time"* "The Sound-Sweep"* "Prima Belladonna"* "Studio 5, The Stars"...
(1964), Vermilion Sands
Vermilion Sands
Vermilion Sands is a short-story collection by J. G. Ballard, first published in 1971. All the stories are set in an imaginary vacation resort called Vermilion Sands which suggests, among other places, Palm Springs in southern California...
(1971) and The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard
The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard
The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard is a collection of short stories by J. G. Ballard divided into two volumes:*The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard: Volume 1*The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard: Volume 2...
(2006).
The story is characterised by weird technology and a subtle dystopian ambience. Like the other stories in the collection and in other works by Ballard, the inhabitants of Vermilion Sands are disillusioned and anomic; and artistic culture - which has evolved through exotic and baroque media - is at a slump, in what Ballard later described as a "visionary present".