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The Martian Chronicles , a seminal work in Ray Bradbury's career, whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by time's passage, is available from Simon & Schuster for the first time. In The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury, America's preeminent storyteller, imagines a place of hope, dreams, and metaphor-- of crystal pillars and fossil seas--where a fine dust settles on the great empty cities of a vanished, devastated civilization. Earthmen conquer Mars and then are conquered by it, lulled by dangerous lies of comfort and familiarity, and enchanted by the lingering glamour of an ancient, mysterious native race. In this classic work of fiction, Bradbury exposes our ambitions, weaknesses, and ignorance in a strange and breathtaking world where man does not belong.Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101451678193
ISBN-139781451678192
eBay Product ID (ePID)128457224
Product Key Features
Book TitleMartian Chronicles
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicClassics, Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Science Fiction / General
GenreFiction
AuthorRay Bradbury
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight4.5 Oz
Item Length6.8 in
Item Width4.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition19
Reviews"There is no simpler, yet deeper, stylist than Bradbury. Out of the plainest of words he creates images and moods that readers seem to carry with them forever." -- San Francisco Chronicle, "A wonderful storyteller....Nearly everything he has written is sheer poetry." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "A wonderful storyteller….Nearly everything he has written is sheer poetry." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "There is no simpler, yet deeper, stylist than Bradbury. Out of the plainest of words he creates images and moods that readers seem to carry with them forever." - San Francisco Chronicle, "There is no simpler, yet deeper, stylist than Bradbury. Out of the plainest of words he creates images and moods that readers seem to carry with them forever." San Francisco Chronicle, "A wonderful storyteller....Nearly everything he has written is sheer poetry." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Target AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal813/.5/4
SynopsisThe Martian Chronicles , a seminal work in Ray Bradbury's career, whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by time's passage, is available from Simon & Schuster for the first time. In The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury, America's preeminent storyteller, imagines a place of hope, dreams, and metaphor-- of crystal pillars and fossil seas--where a fine dust settles on the great empty cities of a vanished, devastated civilization. Earthmen conquer Mars and then are conquered by it, lulled by dangerous lies of comfort and familiarity, and enchanted by the lingering glamour of an ancient, mysterious native race. In this classic work of fiction, Bradbury exposes our ambitions, weaknesses, and ignorance in a strange and breathtaking world where man does not belong.