A thrilling adventure with an oppressive power reminiscent of Conrad (Kingsley Amis), considered by many to be Ballards finest. This 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. [