Title: The Cage of Sand
Title Record # 44123
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1962-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1962-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in New Worlds Science Fiction, June 1962.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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New Worlds Science Fiction, #119 June | 1962-06-00 | ed. John Carnell | Nova Publications Ltd. | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
128 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Brian Lewis | ||
The Four-Dimensional Nightmare | 1963-05-00 | J. G. Ballard | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2)) | 16/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
208 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Passport to Eternity | 1963-09-00 | J. G. Ballard | Berkley Medallion | F823 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
Loin de Terra | 1963-12-12 | ed. Maxim Jakubowski | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #69) |
F6.00?F: French frank |
237 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |||
The Four-Dimensional Nightmare | 1964-07-00 | J. G. Ballard | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 87 | 6/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
208 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Griffiths | |
The Four-Dimensional Nightmare | 1965-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Penguin Books | 2345 | 3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
223 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Giorgio Gordoni | |
Urania #399 | 1965-08-29 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 399 | Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira |
128 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Karel Thole | |
Dark Stars | 1969-12-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Ballantine Books | 0-345-01796-X / 01796 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 309 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Ronald Walotsky | |
Chronopolis and Other Stories | 1971-09-00 | J. G. Ballard | G. P. Putnam's Sons | $6.95?$: US dollar |
319 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Nicole De Jurenev | ||
Dark Stars | 1971-09-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Ballantine Books (UK) | 0-345-01796-X | £0.35?£: UK pound |
309 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Ronald Walotsky | |
The Ruins of Earth | 1971-11-00 | ed. Thomas M. Disch | G. P. Putnam's Sons | $6.95?$: US dollar |
318 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Powers | ||
Chronopolis and Other Stories | 1971-11-00 | J. G. Ballard | G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC | 1213 | $1.49?$: US dollar |
310 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Nicole De Jurenev | |
The Ruins of Earth | 1971-12-00 | ed. Thomas M. Disch | G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC | 1778 | $1.49?$: US dollar |
279 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Powers | |
The Ruins of Earth | 1972-06-00 | ed. Thomas M. Disch | Berkley Medallion | N2175 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
287 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Richard Powers | |
Chronopolis | 1972-08-00 | J. G. Ballard | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-02212-9 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
382 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
Chronopolis | 1972-08-00 | J. G. Ballard | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-02212-9 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
382 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
Der vier-dimensionale Alptraum | 1973-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Marion von Schröder | 3-547-71158-4 | DM 24.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
The Ruins of Earth | 1973-02-00 | ed. Thomas M. Disch | Hutchinson | 0-09-110450-5 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
349 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chris Yates | |
The Four-Dimensional Nightmare | 1974-09-00 | J. G. Ballard | Gollancz | 0-575-01859-3 | 197 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Chronopolis | 1975-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Meulenhoff (Meulenhoff Editie #420) | 90-290-0571-8 | 176 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Bouke Ylstra | ||
The Ruins of Earth | 1975-04-00 | ed. Thomas M. Disch | Arrow Books | 0-09-909440-1 | £0.65?£: UK pound |
349 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | ||
Passaporte para o eterno | 1976-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #230) | 217 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Manuel Dias | |||
Der vierdimensionale Alptraum | 1976-10-00 | J. G. Ballard | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3509) | 3-453-30399-7 | DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
222 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | C. A. M. Thole | |
The Best of J. G. Ballard | 1977-04-00 | J. G. Ballard | Orbit / Futura | 0-86007-943-0 | £1.25?£: UK pound |
411 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Bob Layzell | |
The Four-Dimensional Nightmare | 1977-11-00 | J. G. Ballard | Penguin Books | 0-14-002345-3 | £0.55?£: UK pound |
211 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | David Pelham | |
Incubo a quattro dimensioni | 1978-02-24 | James G. Ballard | Mondadori (Oscar #842) | 15141-5 | Lit 1,800?Lit: Italian lira |
220 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Karel Thole | |
Cauchemar à quatre dimensions | 1978-09-12 | J.-G. Ballard | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #82) |
280 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll |
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
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The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard | 1978-10-00 | J. G. Ballard | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | 0-03-042506-9 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 302 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Carlos Ochagavia | |
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard | 1978-10-00 | J. G. Ballard | Holt, Rinehart and Winston (Holt Paperback #129) | 0-03-045661-4 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 302 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Carlos Ochagavia | |
Chronopolis | 1979-05-00 | J. G. Ballard | Berkley Books | 0-425-04191-3 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
371 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction: J. G. Ballard | 1980-03-03 | J. G. Ballard | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5074) | 2-266-00866-8 | 363 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Marcel Laverdet | ||
Die letzten Blumen | 1981-02-00 | ed. Thomas M. Disch | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Bestseller #22029) |
3-404-22029-3 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
368 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Michael Whelan | |
Der vierdimensionale Alptraum | 1984-07-00 | J. G. Ballard | Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #127) | 3-518-37514-8 | DM 9.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
227 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Tom Breuer | |
The Voices of Time | 1984-09-00 | J. G. Ballard | J. M. Dent (Everyman Fiction) | 0-460-02266-0 | £2.95?£: UK pound |
197 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Grizelda Holderness | |
The Voices of Time | 1985-02-00 | J. G. Ballard | Gollancz | 0-575-03515-3 | £8.95?£: UK pound |
197 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Mark Foreman | |
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard | 1985-12-00 | J. G. Ballard | Washington Square Press | 0-671-61451-7 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 358 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Carlos Ochagavia | |
Cauchemar à quatre dimensions | 1987-11-00 | J.-G. Ballard | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #82) |
2-207-30082-X | 280 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll |
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
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Memories of the Space Age | 1988-11-00 | J. G. Ballard | Arkham House | 0-87054-157-9 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
[viii]+ 216 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Max Ernst | |
Der Garten der Zeit: Die besten Science-fiction-Erzählungen?Der Garten der Zeit: Die besten Science-fiction-Erzaehlungen |
1990-06-00 | J. G. Ballard | Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #256) | 3-518-38252-7 | DM 14.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
299 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | H. Wenske | |
As vozes do tempo | 1992-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Caminho ( Caminho ficção científica?Caminho ficcao cientifica #143) |
972-21-0729-1 | 214 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Henrique Cayatte | ||
The Voices of Time | 1992-09-00 | J. G. Ballard | Phoenix | 1-85799-000-5 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
197 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Salvador Dali | |
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-07-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-85062-X | $35.00?$: US dollar |
990+ [2] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | |
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-10-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orbit | 1-85723-271-2 | £25.00?£: UK pound |
990 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | |
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-10-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor / SFBC | 05435 | $17.98?$: US dollar |
990 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | |
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard | 1995-03-15 | J. G. Ballard | Owl Books / Henry Holt | 0-8050-3876-0 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
302 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Raquel Jaramillo | |
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1997-09-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orb | 0-312-85509-5 | $27.95?$: US dollar |
990 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
The Voices of Time | 1997-11-00 | J. G. Ballard | Indigo | 0-575-40130-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
197 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Gary Day-Ellison | |
1960年代―砂の檻?1960ねんだい―すなのおり 1960 Nendai: Suna no Ori |
2001-02-20 |
ed.
中村融?なかむらとおる , Nakamura Tōru Nakamura Tohru Nakamura Tooru 山岸真?やまぎしまこと Makoto Yamagishi |
河出書房新社?Kawade Shobō Shinsha (Kawade Shobo Shinsha 河出文庫?かわでぶんこ #ン2-3)Kawade Bunko |
4-309-46204-9 | 501 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth |
笹部紀成?ささべのりしげ
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The Voices of Time | 2001-03-00 | J. G. Ballard | Phoenix | 0-575-40130-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
197 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Paul Thomas Gooney | |
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard | 2001-07-00 | J. G. Ballard | Picador USA | 0-312-27844-6 | $14.00?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 302 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
The Complete Short Stories | 2001-11-00 | J. G. Ballard | Flamingo | 0-00-712405-8 | £25.00?£: UK pound |
ix+ 1189 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jerry Bauer | |
The Complete Short Stories | 2002-11-00 | J. G. Ballard | Flamingo | 0-00-713812-1 | £16.99?£: UK pound |
ix+ 1189 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
Die Stimmen der Zeit | 2007-04-02 | J. G. Ballard | Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) | 978-3-453-52229-9 | €10.95?€: Euro |
[1]+ 987 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Ellen Schuster | |
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard | 2009-09-00 | J. G. Ballard | W. W. Norton & Company | 978-0-393-07262-4 | $35.00?$: US dollar |
xv+ 1199 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | David Levenson | |
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard | 2010-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | W. W. Norton & Company | 978-0-393-33929-1 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 1199 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | David Levenson | |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | 2010-08-01 | ed. Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., Arthur B. Evans, Joan Gordon, Veronica Hollinger, Rob Latham, Carol McGuirk | Wesleyan University Press | 978-0-8195-6955-4 | $39.95?$: US dollar |
xviii+ 767 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Georges Méliès | |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | 2010-08-01 | ed. Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., Arthur B. Evans, Joan Gordon, Veronica Hollinger, Rob Latham, Carol McGuirk | Wesleyan University Press | 978-0-8195-6954-7 | $85.00?$: US dollar |
688 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard | 2012-06-01 | J. G. Ballard | W. W. Norton & Company | 978-0-393-07687-5 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
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The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard | 2014-07-15 | J. G. Ballard | Holt Paperbacks | 978-1-4668-5667-7 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
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The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard | 2014-08-26 | J. G. Ballard | Audible Studios | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
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The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard | date unknown | J. G. Ballard | Audible Studios | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
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