J. G. Ballard: The Drought (Archaeology Apocalyptic)

Yes, another ecological, archaeological apocalyptic disaster science fiction book classic from an early master of the message... although most people only know him as Oh Yeah, That Guy Who Wrote The Book They Made That Movie About. (google him if you dont know.) Like Frank Herbert, whose early classics like The Green Brain outpace, IMHO, the blockbuster appeal of DUNE (though dune, of course, rocks), Ballard is obscured by his blockbuster tied to the western cultural fear of the Other. (yes, old school pomo crappification.) Either way, The Drought is one of Ballards classics about environmental degradation and the accompanying decay of the human. If only he could have lived to see it...

- end of the world again [Apr 5 2006 12:38 PM]