The Martian Chronicles -- Ray Bradbury

<b> <b><i>The Martian Chronicles</i>, 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.</b></b> <p/>In <i>The Martian Chronicles, </i>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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Ray D. Bradbury<br><b>Publisher:</b> Simon & Schuster<br><b>Published:</b> 04/17/2012<br><b>Pages:</b> 256<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.26lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.70h x 4.10w x 0.90d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781451678192<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6.2<br><b>Point Value:</b> 9<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>12790 / Martian Chronicles<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Ray Bradbury</b> is the author of more than three dozen books, including <i>Fahrenheit 451</i>, <i>The Illustrated Man</i>, <i>Dandelion Wine</i>, and <i>Something Wicked This Way Comes</i>, as well as hundr