The collection brings together a number of Hill’s shorter stories, and comes after a pair of doorstopper novels, NOS4A2 and The Fireman, and a quartet of novellas, Strange Weather. I recently spoke with Hill when he stopped in Nashua, New Hampshire for a reading. We spoke about Full Throttle, his experiences working with his father, and what the […]
For more than sixty years, the imagination of Ray Bradbury has opened doors into remarkable places, ushering us across unexplored territories of the heart and mind while leading us inexorably toward a profound understanding of ourselves and the universe we inhabit. In this landmark volume, America's preeminent storyteller offers us one hundred treasures from a lifetime of words and ideas. The stories within these pages were chosen by Bradbury himself, and span a career that blossomed in the pulp magazines of the early 1940s and continues to flourish in the new millennium. Here are representatives of the legendary author's finest works of short fiction, including many that have not been republished for decades, all forever fresh and vital, evocative and immensely entertaining.
For more than sixty years, the imagination of Ray Bradbury has opened doors into remarkable places, ushering us across unexplored territories of the heart and mind while leading us inexorably toward a profound understanding of ourselves and the universe we inhabit. In this landmark volume, America's preeminent storyteller offers us one hundred treasures from a lifetime of words and ideas. The stories within these pages were chosen by Bradbury himself, and span a career that blossomed in the pulp magazines of the early 1940s and continues to flourish in the new millennium. Here are representatives of the legendary author's finest works of short fiction, including many that have not been republished for decades, all forever fresh and vital, evocative and immensely entertaining.
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales
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ISBN-13: | 9780060544881 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Publication date: | 04/05/2005 |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 912 |
Sales rank: | 39,175 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.46(d) |
Age Range: | 14 Years |
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