"This collection demonstrates Ballard's remarkable talent as a writer of science fiction. All the concentrated power and imagination which distinguish his novels are demonstrated here -- the stories' strengths lie in the juxtaposition of a recognizable physical world with an inner, complex dream landscape."

• commentary from the back cover of the Triad Panther edition

Stories in this collection:

• "Storm-bird, Storm-dreamer"
• "The Concentration City"
• "The Subliminal Man"
• "Now Wakes the Sea"
• "Minus One"
• "Mr. F. is Mr. F"
• "Zone of Terror"
• "Manhole 69"
• "The Impossible Man"