Bradbury Classic Stories 1: From the Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket (Grand Master Editions) (Mass Market Paperback)

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These strange and wonderful tales of beauty and terror will transport the reader from the light to the dark, from inner space to the infinite, from the beginnings of time to the outermost limits of the future.

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A spaceship captain determined to gather a cupful of the sun. . .a nubile young witch who yearns to taste human love. . .an expedition that hunts dinosaurs across the fragile and dangerous chasm of time. . . These strange and wonderful tales of beauty and terror will transport you from the begininng of time to the outermost limits of the future. Selected from his best-selling collections The Golden Apples Of The Sun and R Is For Rocket, here are thirty-two superb stories from one of the master fantastics of our age--the inimitable Ray Bradbury.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Spectra; 4th printing edition (April 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553286374
• ISBN-13: 978-0553286373
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #323,243 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff, April 2, 1999

By	Michael Battaglia - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

If anything this collection only reasserts what a treasure Bradbury is, probably the most American of our short story writers and one who can still speak to everyone with his stories. His tone is as calm as Arthur Clarke but you never really realize that you're reading something fantastic and outerworldly, he can make every event seem commonplace. This set is a collection of many of his best and most of the have become part of our consciousness, where we can barely envision a world where these stories had never existed. "The Foghorn" is probably one of his best known but there are others equally worthy. "R is for Rocket" is his best story by my counts, though "Frost and Fire" isn't too behind. The wealth of classic material in here is almost criminal, one person shouldn't be this creative. The only complaint is that a bunch of the stories in the R is for Rocket section were repeated in the Illustrated Man but that's a minor complaint really. They're just as good the second time. Go read this if you have any doubts about Bradbury's genius and you shall doubt no longer.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable, May 22, 1999

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These stories are the most piognant I have ever read except in The Martian Chronicles. These stories are mind blowing. Bradbury is the greatest short story writer of our time and maybe all time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book!, December 13, 2000

By	Greta Maclean "Greta MacLean" (Tulsa, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

I highly recommend this book to any fan of Ray Bradbury's work, or to anyone who wishes to introduce his classic works into their library. He is a passionate visionary that writes not only about sci-fi, but his colorful writing style encapsulates the sometimes ineffable feelings that each and every one of us have had about every possible situation in life, and dare I say, in death. I always feel like a kid again when I read his books, I am taken away to warm, sunny Saturdays when I was still in awe of the newness of life. I can hardly force myself to read the works of others as I am convinced that no one can do with words the magic that Ray Bradbury has done.