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Title: The Killing Ground Title Record # 57596
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1969-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: An encounter between a guerilla unit of the British National Liberation Army versus the American occupying forces.
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Current Tags: science fiction (2), near future (1), guerilla war (1), American hegemony (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1973Translated by Bruno Martin
French Champ de bataille
1981Translated by Michael Walter
German Das Schlachtfeld
1984Translated by Michel Demuth
French Comme un souvenir

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
New Worlds, March 1969 1969-03-00 ed. Michael Moorcock, Charles Platt Stonehart Publications, Ltd.  
5/-?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).
64
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag Gabi Nasemann  
Best SF Stories from New Worlds 6 1970-04-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Panther 0-586-03283-5
5/-?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).
176
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 Enzo Ragazzini Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 3 1970-05-00 ed. Brian Aldiss, Harry Harrison Sphere Books 43419
£0.30?£: UK pound
206
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 Checkmark
Best SF: 1969 1970-08-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison G. P. Putnam's Sons  
$5.95?$: US dollar
243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Day of Forever 1971-02-00 J. G. Ballard Panther 0-586-02307-0
£0.25?£: UK pound
146
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 Checkmark
Best SF: 1969 1971-04-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Berkley Medallion 0-425-01982-9 / N1982
$0.95?$: US dollar
224
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Best SF Stories from New Worlds 6 1971-07-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Berkley Medallion 0-425-02075-4
$0.75?$: US dollar
176
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Espaces inhabitables Tome 1 1973-03-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
Casterman (Autres temps, autres mondes)     326
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Stryckman Checkmark
The Venus Hunters 1980-00-00 J. G. Ballard Granada 0-586-05187-2
£0.95?£: UK pound
144
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 Peter Gudynas Checkmark
Der ewige Tag 1981-12-00 J. G. Ballard Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #56) 3-518-37227-0
DM 7.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
178
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 Thomas Franke Checkmark
Les chasseurs de Vénus?Les chasseurs de Venus
1984-05-00 J. G. Ballard
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#382)
2-207-30382-9   215
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 Patrick Demuth  
The Venus Hunters 1985-00-00 J. G. Ballard Triad Granada 0-586-05187-2
£2.50?£: UK pound
142
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 James Marsh  
Histoires de guerres futures 1985-03-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3819) 2-253-03629-3   412
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 Manchu Checkmark
The Venus Hunters 1986-11-00 J. G. Ballard Gollancz 0-575-03771-7
£8.95?£: UK pound
142
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mark Foreman Checkmark
The Venus Hunters 1988-00-00 J. G. Ballard Grafton / Collins (UK) 0-586-05187-2
£3.50?£: UK pound
142
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 James Marsh Checkmark
The Venus Hunters 1992-00-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-586-05187-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
142
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 Larry Rostant  
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 Checkmark
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  
Vom Leben und Tod Gottes 2007-09-00 J. G. Ballard Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) 978-3-453-52277-0
€11.95?€: Euro
[1]+
1131
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 Eric Bach Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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.
coll  
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.
coll  
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.
coll Checkmark
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