{"product_id":"9781529986068","title":"Venus Smiles (and Other Vermillion Sands Stories)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Ballard, J G \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 July 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Brief Encounters' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 144 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 12 | 118g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55665576542584,"sku":"9781529986068","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781529986068.jpg?v=1789735385","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529986068","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}