{"product_id":"9781529986068","title":"Venus Smiles (and Other Vermillion Sands Stories) (by J G Ballard)","description":"\u003ch4\u003eSeries: Brief Encounters\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Vermilion Sands, the fully automated desert-resort ready to fulfil your most exotic whims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut over the towering Coral D, sky artists paint the sky with clouds. A musical statue is broken down, but finds new life in unwanted places. A mysterious new resident introduces a new way of making poetry - aided by machine. Drawing together some of the most mesmerising and mind-blowing stories from J.G. Ballard's Vermillion Sands art-infused universe, this short collection is a passport into the genius of science fiction's most visionary pioneer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes the stories: Cry Hope, Cry Fury!, The Cloud-Sculptors of Coral-D, Venus Smiles and Studio 5, The StarsBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528352964835,"sku":"9781529986068","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781529986068.jpg?v=1786634490","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.pro\/products\/9781529986068","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}