The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles is a must-read for any fan of science fiction or fantasy, a crucial precursor to films like Avatar and Alien and books like Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars and Dan Simmons' Hyperion, and a haunting prophesy of humanity's destiny to bring our old dreams and follies along with us wherever we may venture forth.

Soar above the fossil seas and crystal pillars of a dead world in the pages of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. A milestone of American literature, Bradbury's classic collection of interconnected vignettes 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's prismatic vision, humanity is the conqueror, colonizing Mars to escape an Earth devastated by atomic war and environmental catastrophe.

Author: Ray Bradbury
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 10/11/2011
Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780062079930

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.2
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 12790 / Martian Chronicles