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The Wind from Nowhere is a science fiction novel by English author J. G. Ballard. Published in 1962, it was his debut novel. He had previously published only short stories. The novel was the first of a series of Ballard novels dealing with scenarios of natural disaster.
- J. G. Ballard
- 1961
"The Wind From Nowhere" is a classic, early 60s apocalyptic science fiction novel about a mysterious cyclonic wind that devastates the surface of the earth with an incrementally increasing speed of 5 MPH per day until it peaks out at 550 mph.
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Dec 9, 1976 · "The Wind from Nowhere" is prototypical Ballard, in that regards. A massive, worldwide windstorm, seemingly originating from nowhere, springs up and increases steadily in strength. Within days, buildings are collapsing and roads are impassable.
- J. G. Ballard
Dec 31, 2014 · The Wind from Nowhere by J. G. Ballard. Publication date December 9, 1976 Publisher Penguin (Non-Classics) Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary ...
The Drowned World is a '62 science fiction novel by Ballard. In contrast to much post-apocalyptic fiction, the novel features a central character who, rather than being disturbed by the end of the old world, is enraptured by the chaotic reality that has come to replace it.
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Oct 17, 2020 · In J. G. Ballard’s The Wind From Nowhere (1962), cosmic radiation creates an immense natural disaster. Ever-increasing winds threaten to tear buildings out by their foundations and force the survivors into subterranean caverns.
Jun 2, 2019 · In The Wind from Nowhere, which is considerably inferior to the three other disaster novels, a slowly accelerating wind plucks the human-made world apart. No one can stand firm against this active rebellion of nature—neither the American armed forces nor the immensely rich industrialist Hardoon, who seeks to secrete himself within ...
