books by Ray Bradbury

books by Ray Bradbury

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Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury, Joe Mugnaini

William Morrow, 1999

read and reread
A gem. Thematically, the stories are not all that close, but they have great suspense, drama, interesting characters. Memorable.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Ray Bradbury

Eos, 1999

A Lyrical Journey Through the Essence of Good and Evil
This is Bradbury's finest novel, in my opinion. All of Bradbury's fiction is lyrical in nature, but in this work his prose flows quickly and magically from the first page to the last. The book is closer to horror than sci-fi, but I regard it as simply a great ...

The Martian Chronicles (The Grand Master Editions)

Ray Bradbury

Spectra, 1984

A great indroduction to Bradbury's work.
Ray Bradbury is a timeless author. His storytelling borders on poetic. The Martian Chronicles was the first book of his I had ever read. After 15 years I just completed my second reading and am no less moved by his work. A lot is accomplished in this short work of ...

Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales

Ray Bradbury

Harper Perennial, 2005

An Outstanding Collection, Indeed
Re: Mr Deusner's review from September 12, 2003, "but where are "The Scythe," "The Crowd," and "Homecoming" from THE OCTOBER COUNTRY? What happened to "The Picasso Summer" and (a personal favorite) "Some Live Like Lazarus"?" Those are in "The Stories of Ray ...

The Halloween Tree

Ray Bradbury

Yearling, 1999

The is no one better than Brabbury at evoking bizarre and detailed imagery
When it comes to using words to evoke bizarre and stimulating imagery, there is no one better than Ray Bradbury. This book is an adventure conducted by young male trick-or-treaters on a spooky Halloween night. They walk up to the door of the local haunted house and ...

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005

Written in the basement of the UCLA library
I do not want to tell much of the story, as the unfolding is part of the intrigue. However now that houses are fire proof the purpose of firemen is performing a service by burning books to maintain the happy social order. Naturally one fireman goes awry after ...

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Del Rey, 1987

Ominous reading
I remember seeing the movie based on this book with Oskar Werner and Julie Christie when I was a teenager and discussing it with my teachers. As you read the book many similarities can be seen today, such as large billboards, people not talking to each other, a society ...

The Illustrated Man

Ray Bradbury

William Morrow, 1997

Classic collection by the legendary Bradbury
Ray Bradbury is always a delight. While I'm a huge fan of his (sparse few) novels, it's impossible to deny that where he really shines is in his copious short works. He is, in my opinion, one of the 20th Century's great short story writers. The Illustrated Man ...

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

HarperVoyager, 2004

A must read for everyone
This book should be on everyones bookshelves and should be required reading for every middle school student. Instead we force rot our children's brains with Harry Potter nonsense along with other books of fluff and non substance. Farenheit 451 might be science fiction ...

Dandelion Wine

Ray Bradbury

William Morrow, 1999

Summer School Book Talk
I taught summer school this year, and I use this to "break the ice." We listened to the chapter about buying new shoes as a summer tradition and how "new shoes would make [him] run faster." Dandelion Wine is more memoire, although it has some elements of fantasy in ...

Bradbury Classic Stories 1: From the Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket (Grand Master Editions)

Ray Bradbury

Spectra, 1990

Unbelievable
These stories are the most piognant I have ever read except in The Martian Chronicles. These stories are mind blowing. Bradbury is the greatest short story writer of our time and maybe all time.

Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity

Ray Bradbury

Joshua Odell Editions, 1994

Soul Transfusion
This book is like getting a transfusion. Not of blood, but of Ray Bradbury's enthusiasm. His motto was "Exactly one-half terror, one-half exhilaration." Well, this book takes out the terror of writing, and leaves us with pure exhilaration. Even if you are not a ...

A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories

Ray Bradbury

Harper Perennial, 2005

The Quintessential Collection of Short Stories by Ray Bradbury
'A Sound of Thunder & Other Stories' is a collection of Ray Bradbury short stories published between 1943 and 1956. Originally published as 'The Golden Apples of the Sun,' the collection features 32 of Bradbury's best short stories. In 'The Fog Horn,' the inspiration ...

Farewell Summer

Ray Bradbury

Harper, 2007

I almost can't put it in words.
I read this book in one sitting, just over a month ago, and I'm still finding it hard to put it in words just how powerful it was for me. I had just read Dandelion Wine and moved straight on into Farewell Summer. The cumulative effect was nothing less than ...

The Dark Descent

Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, ...

Tor Books, 1997

Multitudinous tome for the horror and preternatural aficionado
This publication rivals most of the horror/ mystery compilations printed elsewhere. Some of the most consequential and prolific ink slingers of the creepy and the dreary are featured here, and they don't disappoint. Here, in this volume, you will find it all. The ...