Farewell, Billennium...

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:06 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8007331.stm

Adieu J.G. Ballard, you will be missed.

I 'll never forget your novels and short stories, especially Billennium which had a terrific impact on my youth.

SharkSkin-Man · Post by **SharkSkin-Man** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:57 pm

Sad news, High-Rise is one of my favorite novels

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:37 am

I was recently thinking about how old the guy was. Chronopolis (not just the story, but a collection of his shorts by the name) sure had an impact on me as a kid, and who can forget how fucked-up Empire of the Sun was, both in book and movie form

The world has definitely lost one of its great authors.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:06 pm

Bummer. He definitely never seemed that old. Sad, now only a few of the great authors of that generation are left. Seems like after the 1970s anything experimental in literature pretty much just faded away in favor of a safe and boring realism that we're still burdened with.