num_pages: 268
description: Alternate cover edition for ISBN 0380973839 / 9780380973835Soar above the fossil seas and crystal pillars of a deadworld in the pages of Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles. A milestoneof American literature, Bradbury’s classic collection of interconnectedvignettes 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’sprismatic vision, humanity is the conqueror, colonizing Mars to escape an Earthdevastated by atomic war and environmental catastrophe. Bradbury’s TheMartian Chronicles is a must-read for any fan of science fiction orfantasy, a crucial precursor to films like Avatar and Alien andbooks like Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars and Dan Simmons’ Hyperion,and a haunting prophesy of humanity’s destiny to bring our old dreams andfollies along with us wherever we may venture forth.
language: English
title: The Martian Chronicles
titlecomplete: The Martian Chronicles
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, American, Short Stories, Literature, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Space, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 254180
places: Mars
series: Monarch Notes
awards: awardedAt: -568051200000
name: Analog Award
category: All-Time Best Book
publisher: William Morrow