The 4-Dimensional Nightmare

The 4-Dimensional Nightmare, also known as Voices of Time, is a collection of science fiction short stories by British writer J. G. Ballard, published in 1963 by Victor Gollancz.

The 4-Dimensional Nightmare

First edition
Author	J. G. Ballard
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Victor Gollancz Ltd
Publication date	1963
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	208 pp

Contents

• "The Voices of Time"
• "The Sound-Sweep"
• "Prima Belladonna"
• "Studio 5, The Stars"
• "The Garden of Time"
• "The Cage of Sand"
• "The Watch-Towers"
• "Chronopolis"

Some later versions substitute "Prima Belladonna" and "Studio 5, The Stars" with:

• "Thirteen to Centaurus"
• "The Overloaded Man"

Release

The 4-Dimensional Nightmare was first published in the United Kingdom in 1963, through Victor Gollancz Ltd.^[1] It was given a United States release in 1965 through Penguin Books and has been reprinted several times, at one point retitled Voices of Time.^[2] The collection has been translated into four languages, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.^[3][4][5][6]

Reception

The 4-Dimensional Nightmare was reviewed by Leslie Flood in New Worlds Science Fiction.^[7] Locus also reviewed the work, noting that "Although their formal experimentation seems mild in comparison to much later Ballard, these stories seem utterly distinct from any other SF that was being written around this time, at least within the walls of genre publishing."^[8]

References

1. Ballard, JG (1963). The 4-Dimensional Nightmare. Victor Gollancz.
2. Ballard, J. G (1965). The four-dimensional nightmare. Harmondsworth, Eng.: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-002345-9. OCLC 2515630.
3. Ballard, James Graham; Casseau, Laure (1965). Cauchemar à quatre dimensions (in French). Paris: Denoël. OCLC 459453894.
4. Ballard, J. G; Ballard, J. G (1973). Der vier-dimensionale Alptraum Erzählungen. ISBN 978-3-547-71158-5. OCLC 74127158.
5. Ballard, JG (1978). Incubo a quattro dimensioni. Mondadori.
6. Ballard, JG (1992). As vozes do tempo. Caminho. ISBN 972-21-0729-1.
7. Flood, Leslie (August 1963). "Review: The 4-Dimensional Nightmare by J. G. Ballard". New Worlds Science Fiction, #133.
8. "Graham Sleight's Yesterday's Tomorrows: J.G. Ballard". Locus Online. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2021-02-24.

• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 28. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.

External links

• The Terminal Collection: JG Ballard First Editions
• The 4-Dimensional Nightmare title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database