The Day of Forever

This article is about the short story collection. For the short story of the same name, see The Day of Forever (short story).

The Day of Forever is a collection of science fiction short stories by the British writer J. G. Ballard.

The Day of Forever

First edition
Author	J. G. Ballard
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Panther
Publication date	1967
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	141 pp

Contents

The Day of Forever contains the following stories:

• "The Day of Forever"
• "Prisoner of the Coral Deep"
• "Tomorrow is a Million Years"
• "The Man on the 99th Floor"
• "The Waiting Grounds"
• "The Last World of Mr Goddard"
• "The Gentle Assassin"
• "The Sudden Afternoon"
• "The Insane Ones"
• "The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Considered as a Downhill Motor Race"

Cultural references

Grant Morrison has said that the hero of the title story was the major inspiration for their character of Gideon Stargrave.

Sources

• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 28. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.

External links

• The Terminal Collection: JG Ballard First Editions