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Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (1997, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100380973839
ISBN-139780380973835
eBay Product ID (ePID)616438
Product Key Features
Book TitleMartian Chronicles
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction / Space Opera, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year1997
GenreFiction
AuthorRay Bradbury
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-095071
Reviews"What has this man from Illinois done that episodes from the conquest of another planet leave me in terror and loneliness, I question, as I close the pages of his book. . . .In this book of phantasmagoric experiences, Bradbury has put his empty Sundays, his American boredom, his loneliness, just like Sinclair Lewis did in Main Street." -- Jorge Luis Borges "The Martian Chronicles was the first science fiction book to make me feel a character's righteous rage... and the first science fiction book to make me feel loss and loneliness in my gut, doing it without featuring a single human, save as a shadow on a wall... The Martian Chronicles, in short showed me what words can truly do. It showed me magic." -- John Scalzi "Mars in his hands...is not a place described with scientific accuracy or even much consistency, but a state of mind.... Space ships are not miracles of technology, but psychic conveyances, serving the same purpose as Dorothy's whirlwind-borne house in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, or the trance of the traditional shaman: they get you to the Otherworld." -- Margaret Atwood "A prescient, lyrical writer with an abiding hatred for intolerance, Bradbury influenced generations of readers and many of our most famous dreamers, from Stephen King to Steven Spielberg." -- Junot Diaz "How I passed so much of my life without devouring everything Ray Bradbury has ever read is beyond me...on the bright side, how fortunate I am to experience all this for the first time! My God." -- R. F. Kuang
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Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal813/.5/4
SynopsisSoar above the fossil seas and crystal pillars of a deadworld in the pages of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. A milestoneof American literature, Bradbury's classic collection of interconnectedvignettes about life on the red planet diverges from the War of the Worlds theme, in which humanity must defend its shores against its neighbors, for in Bradbury'sprismatic vision, humanity is the conqueror, colonizing Mars to escape an Earthdevastated by atomic war and environmental catastrophe. Bradbury's TheMartian Chronicles is a must-read for any fan of science fiction orfantasy, a crucial precursor to films like Avatar and Alien andbooks like Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars and Dan Simmons' Hyperion , and a haunting prophesy of humanity's destiny to bring our old dreams andfollies along with us wherever we may venture forth., Soar above the fossil seas and crystal pillars of a deadworld in the pages of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. A milestoneof American literature, Bradbury's classic collection of interconnectedvignettes about life on the red planet diverges from the War of the Worlds theme,in which humanity must defend its shores against its neighbors, for in Bradbury'sprismatic vision, humanity is the conqueror, colonizing Mars to escape an Earthdevastated by atomic war and environmental catastrophe. Bradbury's TheMartian Chronicles is a must-read for any fan of science fiction orfantasy, a crucial precursor to films like Avatar and Alien andbooks like Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars and Dan Simmons' Hyperion,and a haunting prophesy of humanity's destiny to bring our old dreams andfollies along with us wherever we may venture forth.
LC Classification NumberPS3568.O243
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Exploration: Mars
Ray Bradbury's tale of Mars' colonization mixes philosophy and mysticism to reveal the motivations and faces of the real Martians.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
