A review by angus_mckeogh
The Wind from Nowhere by J.G. Ballard

2.0

I read an interview with Ballard where he stated this book was out-of-print for a reason. He basically said it was a cash cow thriller he wrote on contract early in his career and it wasn’t his best. Agreed. It’s just sort of a nonsensical action vignette based around the Earth’s wind steadily increasing. And that’s it. Nothing is explained. There’s very little resolution and it lacks the usual underlying intellect which is a hallmark of Ballard’s work.