The Martian Chronicles

 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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256 pages

Average rating: 7.54

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Miss Scarlett
Sep 17, 2024
9/10 stars
A science fiction compilation of stories. Ray Bradbury's tales are always very thoughtful. This is one of his best books. The story that I liked the most, was titled: “And The Moon Be Still As Bright”. It moved me, and I really recommend it.
mjex19
Jul 18, 2023
8/10 stars
May f*#k you up
A.C. COELHO
Jul 15, 2023
A masterpiece.
oh_let3
May 16, 2023
10/10 stars
sci-fi horror blend at its best
E Clou
May 10, 2023
9/10 stars
Since I tag all the books I read, and I added a bunch of books I read pre-Goodreads, I know that I've read a little over a 100 science fiction books. This one had so many ideas and such a different approach than others I've read - and it was really good! I'll be thinking about many of these stories for a long time.

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