Synopsis
A UN team search the Amazonian jungles for a space capsule that came down to earth from a moon shot.
History
First publication: Fantastic, March 1963
Review
Ballard is thinking about the impact of technology on man and specifically how it could affect primitive tribes. Sounds like this story influences The Gods Must Be Crazy. An excellent story if a bit slow. Recommended.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
The Complete Short Stories, hardcover, Flamingo, 2001-11-00
Memories of the Space Age, hardcover, Arkham House, 1988-11-00
The Terminal Beach, paperback, Carroll & Graf, 1987-11-00
Fantastic Stories of Imagination, March 1963, edited by Cele Goldsmith, magazine, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1963-03-00
