Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction by M. John Harrison
PART ONE
1. The Draining Lake
2. Mementoes
3. The Fisherman
4. The Dying Swan
5. The Coming of the Desert
6. The Crying Land
7. The Face
8. The Fire Sermon
9. The Phoenix
10. Miranda
11. The Lamia
12. The Drowned Aquarium
13. The Nets
14. A New River
15. The Burning Altar
16. The Terminal Zone
17. The Cheetah
18. The Yantras
19. Mr Jordan
20. The Burning City
21. Journey to the Sea
22. Multiplication of the Arcs
23. The Fairground
24. The Bitter Sea
PART TWO
25. Dune Limbo
26. The Lagoon
27. The Tidal Waves
28. At the Settlement
29. The Stranded Neptune
30. The Sign of the Crab
31. The White Lion
PART THREE
32. The Illuminated River
33. The Train
34. The Mannequins
35. The Smoke Fires
36. The Mirage
37. The Oasis
38. The Pavilion
39. The Androgyne
40. The Dead Bird
41. A Drowning
42. ‘Jours de Lenteur’
The Ballard Tradition
Cataclysms and Dooms
About the Author
By the same author
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