One of my favorite authors and highly recommend his short stories [1] and the "ambiguous apocalypse" trilogy - The Drowned World, The Burning World, and The Crystal World.<p>As one of collections intros said, Ballard is science fiction, but Inner Space, not Outer Space.<p>1. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Short_Stories_of_J._G._Ballard:_Volume_1" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Short_Stories_of_...</a>
"The 60 Minute Zoom" is a good short story to start with.
Loved High rise, Concrete island, Empire of the sun.
Also make sure to read this: <a href="https://www.jgballard.ca/uncollected_work/what_i_believe.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.jgballard.ca/uncollected_work/what_i_believe.htm...</a>
I absolutely love JG Ballard. Crash is a classic, and High Rise is a fun one.
I thought I was broad-minded enough to read Crash - I wasn't. I did enjoy other Ballard books.