The Martian Chronicles
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Ray Bradbury
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.
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Author
Ray Bradbury
Pages
241
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2012-04-17
ISBN
1451678193 9781451678192
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Really enjoyed this. Found it super interesting to imagine what it’d be like to live in this world where culture/society/communication is so different than any form we currently experience. "
Veronica Em
"The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 4/5 stars.
This was an interesting view on how earthlings would take over Mars and the many ways we could build, live and coexist or not with martians. How earth could die and life would continue.
The timeline confused me for awhile and I thought each chapter was a separate story at first but these were all connected."
Sarah
"I read this when I was very young and it completely freaked me out. I've been obsessed with science fiction ever since. I re-read it as an adult and it was still terrifying. Absolutely glorious."
Cheryl J. White
"this book was so silly i loved it so much"
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lilly
"Bradbury was the first writer I began following when I started reading science fiction. This is his ultimate classic."
Joseph Bunce
"i adored this book"
cedbluechase
"This was my favorite book of all time, I was able to eat it all up in two days (don't judge me I read slow) but the Martian Chronicles is probably my favorite short story gathering of all time "
Kathryn Wiseman
"Absolutely terrifying in a way that makes you think about the future. I loved this book and the way Earthlings and Martians were depicted and the way it brought attention to everything good and bad about humanity. The last chapter gave me chills."
CrazyKen
"Seminal book in sci fi"
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Stephen
"Too out there for me. "
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