The Martian Chronicles
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (943 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00M4KS35S |
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| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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But of all the dazzling stars in the vast Bradbury universe, none shines more luminous than these masterful chronicles of Earth's settlement of the fourth world from the sun. Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles is a classic work of 20th-century literature whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by time's passage. Mars was a distant shore, and the men spread upon it in wave. The Earthman conquers Marsand then is conquered by it, lulled by dangerous lies of comfort and familiarity, and enchanted by the lingering glamour of an ancient, mysterious native race. Bradbury's Mars is a place of hope, dre
This is not Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles This book has been extensively altered from the original and classic Martian Chronicles. All of the dates Bradbury used in the chapter headings have been changed, rendering the Cold War/Atomic Age context of the book meaningless. One of the most important chapters "Way in the Middle of the Air", which establishes the violence and hatred endemic in the American culture which invades Mars has been completely removed from the bo. Don't get this Version! I love The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. It's a Five Star book however due to censorship I give it a one star. It has great short stories and make your think about things, especially for the time period it was written. It's a quick and easy read. With that said, my issue with this version is the publishers have censored it taking out one of the chapters due to racism, usage of the "N" word. I'm very much against book ce. Anything Bradbury does is fine with me! I bought this in spite of some comments saying not to. I believe that since it's Bradbury’s work, he is entitled to change it, tweak it, or even delete it if he feels it’s no longer pertinent. I, too, read the original back in the “olden days”, and Bradbury is correct when he said that back then 1999 seemed a long way off. It still does, in some ways, but in the other direction! If the stories are the