In the novel that catapulted him to international acclaim upon its publication in 1962, J.G. Ballards mesmerizing and ferociously prescientThis tale of strange and terrible adventure in a world of steaming jungles has an oppressive power reminiscent of Conrad.A bold, hypnotic novel, by an author with a genius for the perverse.Rich and strange&Ballard's potent symbols of beauty and dismay inundate the reader's mind.A thrilling adventure with an oppressive power reminiscent of Conrad (Kingsley Amis), considered by many to be Ballards finest.