{"product_id":"9781451678192","title":"The Martian Chronicles","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ray Bradbury\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, a seminal work in Ray Bradbury's career, whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by time's passage, is available from Simon \u0026amp; Schuster for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Martian Chronicles, \u003c\/i\u003eRay 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A modern classic” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A giant…One of the country’s most popular and prolific authors.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the greats of twentieth century American fantasy.” —\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There is no simpler, yet deeper, stylist than Bradbury. Out of the plainest of words he creates images and moods that readers seem to carry with them forever.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A wonderful storyteller….Nearly everything he has written is sheer poetry.” —\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781451678192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591820259534,"sku":"9781451678192","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_cce0f4e1-1ccf-4c77-8a3e-57fc538455cb.jpg?v=1646691901","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781451678192","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}