Author J.G. Ballard Dies

J. G. Ballard, best known for his autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun, has died. His other works include Crash, High-Rise, and The Crystal World. His writing helped set the adventurous tone for the British science fiction magazine New Worlds. In the 1960s,Ballard and Michael Moorcock, among others, were described as part of a New Wave in science fiction writing. Ballard recently published an autobiography, Miracles of Life.