Author · updated 2026
J.G. Ballard Books in Order
Every J.G. Ballard book in publication order — 48 in total, spanning 1962–2018.
Publication Order of Empire of the Sun Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Empire of the Sun | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Kindness of Women | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Wind from Nowhere | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Drought | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Crystal World | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Love and Napalm | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Crash | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Concrete Island | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  High-Rise | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The Unlimited Dream Company | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Hello America | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Day of Creation | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Running Wild | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Rushing to Paradise | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Cocaine Nights | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Super-Cannes | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Millennium People | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Kingdom Come | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chronopolis | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Venus Hunters | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Billenium | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Voices Of Time | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Passport To Eternity | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Terminal Beach | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Day of Forever | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Disaster Area | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Atrocity Exhibition | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Vermilion Sands | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Chronopolis, and other stories | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Low Flying Aircraft And Other Stories | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  The Venus Hunters | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Myths of the Near Future | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  War Fever and Other Stories | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  The Complete Short Stories | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  The Best Science Fiction of J. G. Ballard | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A User's Guide to the Millennium | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Quotes | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  J.G. Ballard Conversations | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Miracles of Life | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Extreme Metaphors | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dangerous Visions | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Best From Fantasy And Science Fiction: 18th Series | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Beyond Tomorrow | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Best of British SF 2 | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Storming the Reality Studio: A Casebook of Cyberpunk & Postmodern Science Fiction | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Lost Mars | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 48, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wind from Nowhere | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Billenium | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Voices Of Time | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Passport To Eternity | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Drought | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Terminal Beach | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Crystal World | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Day of Forever | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Disaster Area | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Dangerous Visions | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Love and Napalm | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Atrocity Exhibition | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Chronopolis | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Vermilion Sands | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Chronopolis, and other stories | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Crash | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Best From Fantasy And Science Fiction: 18th Series | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Concrete Island | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | High-Rise | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Low Flying Aircraft And Other Stories | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Beyond Tomorrow | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Best of British SF 2 | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Unlimited Dream Company | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Venus Hunters | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Venus Hunters | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Hello America | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Myths of the Near Future | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Empire of the Sun | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Day of Creation | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Running Wild | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | War Fever and Other Stories | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Kindness of Women | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Storming the Reality Studio: A Casebook of Cyberpunk & Postmodern Science Fiction | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Rushing to Paradise | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Cocaine Nights | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | A User's Guide to the Millennium | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Super-Cannes | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Millennium People | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Quotes | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | J.G. Ballard Conversations | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Kingdom Come | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Complete Short Stories | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Miracles of Life | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Best Science Fiction of J. G. Ballard | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Extreme Metaphors | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Lost Mars | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
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