Ray Bradbury
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In a future totalitarian state where books are banned and destroyed by the government, Guy Montag, a fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read and a girl who tells him of a past when people did not live in fear ... This sixtieth-anniversary edition commemorates Ray Bradbury's masterpiece with a new introduction by Neil Gaiman ; personal essays on the genesis of the novel by the author; a wealth of critical...
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"Welcome to what Ray Bradbury deems the “undiscovered country” of his imagination. The nights are long in this country. The cold hours of darkness move like autumn mists, leading the way deeper and deeper toward an inevitable winter. But the moonlight reveals great magic and a breathtaking vista of fabulous ideas, outlandish concepts, unexplored notions, and otherworldly conceits--the creative landscape of America's premier short fiction writer....
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The Stories of Ray Bradbury--a hundred of his best stories, selected by the author himself--is the definitive collection of one of the greatest fantasists the world has ever known. Published in 1980, the volume contains stories selected from the first four decades of Bradbury's career.
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In a society in which books are outlawed, Guy Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read, but when he becomes a hunted fugitive, Montag is forced to make a choice between personal safety and intellectual freedom.
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The new collection contains 20 stories, including classics of the genre and rare, little-known gems such as the title story, Bradbury's first published mystery. A number of the stories were adapted by the author for his popular TV series, The Ray Bradbury Theater, and fans of Bradbury's work will recognize his touch with crime stories about circus sideshow performers and ventriloquists' dummies, sunken cathedrals, time travelers, and robots that look...
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Dark they were, and golden-eyed: Can Earthmen adapt to an alien planet, or must they beome aliens themselves?
The golden apples of the sun: An ancient myth becomes reality in the distant future, as a group of space explorers finds out when it means to fly too close to the Sun.
The dragon: Out of the fog-bound British moors comes a roaring beast on a strange and timeless journey.
Marionettes, Inc. : Providing companionship for a nagging mate doesn't...
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As could only occur with Bradbury's full cooperation in this authorized adaptation, Hamilton has created a striking work of art that uniquely captures Montag's awakening to the evil of government-controlled thought and the inestimable value of philosophy, theology, and literature. --from publisher description.
20) Fahrenheit 451
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Werner stars as a fireman in charge of burning books in a future where reading is a crime. Christie plays a dual role as his wife and his book-collecting mistress.