Moments like these offer something deeper and grander than simple entertainment.
A solitary survivor creates an automated family to help keep loneliness at bay. A telepathic Martian helplessly absorbs the hopes, grief, and memories of the surrounding human populace. Translucent “fire balloons” offer intricate lessons in matters of the spirit. A wealthy settler builds a new “House of Usher” and wages bloody war against a dull and lifeless bureaucracy. The result is a work of philosophical humanism filled with memorable scenes and indelible images. Together, they create a frontier society as complex, varied, and tragically flawed as the one they left behind. Some are actively searching-for adventure, for uncharted horizons, for a sense of spiritual renewal. Some are actively escaping-from racism, from political and cultural repression, from the never-ending prospect of war. It ends, 27 years later, during a “million year picnic” which casts a harsh, reflective light on an entire civilization.Īlong the way, Bradbury introduces a gallery of distinctive characters, all of whom have powerful reasons for seeking a newer life. The episodic saga begins during the “rocket summer” of 1999, when the first outbound ships depart for Mars, leaving the bleak Ohio winter behind. A visionary account of the first attempt to extend the human enterprise to another planet, this unique and resonant book is both a seminal work of science fiction and a permanent addition to modern popular culture. While no one work can adequately represent the range and depth of his achievement, it may well be that The Martian Chronicles will come to stand as his most singular accomplishment. In the course of his long, illustrious career, Ray Bradbury has created some of the most memorable and enduring fiction of our time. In addition to the classic collection, the book contains an additional 23 short stories, as well as introductions and afterwords, listed below. This volume is oversized, huge (at more than 750 pages), printed in black ink throughout, with a full color dust jacket and interior plates by Edward Miller. 
We at Grim Oak Press are pleased to present the Subterranean Press reprint of The Martian Chronicles: The Complete Edition. If you have already bought a copy, please do not order another. Note: There is a limit of one copy per edition per person/household. Introductions by Joe Hill and John Scalzi.Īfterwords by Richard Matheson and Marc Scott Zicree.
Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Edward Miller
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