From one of the greatest living literary imaginations and the celebrated author of FAHRENHEIT 451 comes an all-new collection of effortlessly beautiful talesFrom one of the greatest living literary imaginations and the celebrated author of FAHRENHEIT 451 comes an all-new collection of effortlessly beautiful talesRecently described in The Times as 'the uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction' Ray Bradbury has won numerous awards including a Pulitzer Prize special citation in 2007 and an Emmy®.In this new collection of flights of the imagination follow a space shuttle crew as they venture sixty million miles from home, discover what happens when a writer 'with the future's eye' believes his friend to be writing stories aboard a UFO, and listen in on a couple talking themselves backward through time to the moment when they first held hands.This entertaining and gripping collection is a treasure trove of Bradbury gems – eerie and strange, nostalgic and bittersweet, searching and speculative – to delight readers of all ages.'Let us now praise Ray Bradbury, the uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction.' The Times'It is impossible not to admire the vigour of his prose, similes and metaphors constantly cascading from his imagination' Spectator'Bradbury has a remarkable range of intensity and vision' Sunday Times‘Bradbury is an authentic original’ Time Magazine‘No other writer uses language with greater originality and zest. he seems to be a American Dylan Thomas – with discipline’ Sunday TelegraphFollow a space shuttle crew as they voyage sixty million miles from home, discover what happens when a writer 'with the future's eye' believes his friend is aboard a UFO, and listen in on a couple talking themselves backward through time to the moment when they first held hands as radio voices become indomitable flesh and the dead arise to recapture life. Whether he's exploring the myriad ways to be reborn, or the circumstances that can make any man a killer, or returning us to Mars, Bradbury opens the world to us and beckons us in…'The uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction' THE TIMES'It is impossible not to admire the vigour of his prose, similes and metaphors constantly cascading from his imagination' SPECTATORA brand new collection of stories from the celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451.One of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers of all time, Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920. He moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1934. Since his first story appeared in Weird Tales when he was twenty years old, he published some 500 short stories, novels, plays, scripts and poems. Among his many famous works are Fahrenheit 451, The Illustrated Man and The Martian Chronicles. Ray Bradbury died in 2012 at the age of 91.A brand new collection of stories from the celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451.Requires internet connection for purchase, plus iPod or other Audible-compatible player or iTunes software on Mac OS X or Windows• Ray Bradbury is the winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation.• Published in a smart livery to match Ray Bradbury’s classic works.• One of the last works from a true master of modern fiction.Competition: Aldous Huxley, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C Clarke
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