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      First published in Great Britain by Fourth Estate in 2006

      Copyright © J. G. Ballard 2006

      The right of J. G. Ballard to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988.

      Introduction copyright © Deborah Levy 2014

      Interview copyright © Sarah O’Reilly 2007

      ‘Remaking the World’ copyright © J. G. Ballard 2007

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Cover by Stanley Donwood, from a photographic copperplate etching.

      Ebook Edition © FEBRUARY 2006 ISBN: 9780007290109

      Version: 2014-07-11