The Drowned World (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: J. G. Ballard
- First Published: 1962
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—catastrophe
- Time of Work: Seventy-five to one hundred years in the future
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Future, England or English people, London, Greenhouse effect or global warming
- Locales: London, England
The Plot
The Drowned World is the second of J. G. Ballard’s four “natural catastrophe” novels, following The Wind from Nowhere (1962) and preceding Burning World (1964; revised as The Drought, 1965) and The Crystal World (1966). The Drowned World projects the results of major changes to both the physical world and the human psyche, in keeping with Ballard’s consistent focus on “inner space.”
Dr. Robert Kerans, a biologist, is monitoring a testing station floating over the largely submerged city of London. Solar storms...
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