It’s reported that Brit writer J.G. Ballard has passed. Although he was noted as being much more than a SciFi author, it’s some of his SciFi-ish stuff that the Chef is most familiar with, although he was best known for Crash, and Empire of the Sun.

His writing was thought-provoking, and often unsettling…but always well worth the read.

He had a good run.

JG Ballard dies after battle with prostate cancer

The award-winning novelist and short story writer, best known for Empire of the Sun and the controversial Crash, died on Sunday morning aged 78.

Friends and colleagues described him as a “brilliant” and “powerful” writer who worked tirelessly throughout his 50-year literary career.

R.I.P.