“Now Wakes the Sea”
1963-05-00
short story
By J. G. Ballard

Synopsis

Mason has visions of the sea flooding his suburban neighborhood.

History

First publication: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1963

Review

Very good story, kind of a horror story really. The usual painterly Ballard descriptions and the surreal mystery. Once again suggestions of racial memory going back to the Triassic period. Recommended.


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We have the story in these editions:

Chronopolis and Other Stories, hardcover, G. Putnam’s Sons, 1971-09-00

The Complete Short Stories, hardcover, Flamingo, 2001-11-00

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1963, edited by Avram Davidson, magazine, Mercury Press, 1963-05-00