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From one of the greatest living literary imaginations and the celebrated author of FAHRENHEIT 451 comes a collection of never-before-published effortlessly beautiful tales.

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From one of the greatest living literary imaginations and the celebrated author of FAHRENHEIT 451 comes a collection of never-before-published effortlessly beautiful tales.Recently described in The Times as 'the uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction' Ray Bradbury has won numerous awards including a Pulitzer Prize special citation in 2007 and an Emmy.In this new volume of never-before-published stories, follow a space shuttle crew as they voyage sixty million miles from home, discover what happens when a writer 'with the future's eye' believes his friend to be writing stories aboard a UFO, and listen in on a couple talking themselves backwards through time to the moment when they first held hands.This entertaining and gripping collection is a treasure trove of Bradbury gems – eerie and strange, nostalgic and bittersweet, searching and speculative – to delight readers of all ages.

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An all-new collection of sci-fi tales from the master of the genre and author of Fahrenheit 451.

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A brand new collection of stories from the celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451. Follow a space shuttle crew as they voyage sixty million miles from home, discover what happens when a writer 'with the future's eye' believes his friend is aboard a UFO, and listen in on a couple talking themselves backward through time to the moment when they first held hands as radio voices become indomitable flesh and the dead arise to recapture life. Whether he's exploring the myriad ways to be reborn, or the circumstances that can make any man a killer, or returning us to Mars, Bradbury opens the world to us and beckons us in... 'The uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction' THE TIMES 'It is impossible not to admire the vigour of his prose, similes and metaphors constantly cascading from his imagination' SPECTATOR

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Follow a space shuttle crew as they voyage sixty million miles from home, discover what happens when a writer 'with the future's eye' believes his friend is aboard a UFO, and listen in on a couple talking themselves backward through time to the moment when they first held hands as radio voices become indomitable flesh and the dead arise to recapture life. Whether he's exploring the myriad ways to be reborn, or the circumstances that can make any man a killer, or returning us to Mars, Bradbury opens the world to us and beckons us in... 'The uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction' THE TIMES 'It is impossible not to admire the vigour of his prose, similes and metaphors constantly cascading from his imagination' SPECTATOR

Author Biography

Ray Bradbury has published some 500 short stories, novels, plays and poems since his first story appeared in Weird Tales when he was twenty years old. Among his many famous works are 'Fahrenheit 451', 'The Illustrated Man' and 'The Martian Chronicles'.

Review

'Let us now praise Ray Bradbury, the uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction.' The Times 'It is impossible not to admire the vigour of his prose, similes and metaphors constantly cascading from his imagination' Spectator 'Bradbury is an authentic original' Time Magazine 'No other writer uses language with greater originality and zest. he seems to be a American Dylan Thomas -- with discipline' Sunday Telegraph PRAISE FOR NOW AND FOREVER: 'A meditation on writing, inspiration, ageing and change, all deep themes lightly handled, both elegiac and suspenseful... There are echos in it not only of Melville, but of Shakespeare, Whitman and Poe ... The language sings.' The Times

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A brand new collection of stories from the celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451.

Kirkus US Review

Never-before-published stories from the prolific - and increasingly nostalgic - author of classics such as Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles.In the introduction to this collection, Bradbury (Now and Forever, 2007, etc.) advises the reader to "enjoy" the stories rather than "think about them too much. Just try to love them as I love them," and these are indeed stories for enjoyment rather than for existential agony. We find here the usual range: some stories are sci-fi right out of the 1950s, some are eerily edgy, and some are a bit dewy-eyed. In "Fly Away Home," Bradbury revisits familiar territory, the colonization of Mars. After a six-month, 60-million-mile voyage on the First Rocket, the pioneers almost immediately feel alienated and alone on the harsh Red planet, but the team psychiatrist had anticipated this estrangement and arranged for a Second Rocket to arrive, one containing all the accoutrements of Main Street and its sentimental attachments to the home planet - the crew is even able to get pineapple malts at the Martian drugstore. In "Arrival and Departure," one of Bradbury's most poignant flights of fancy, an old couple finally escapes their dreary indoor life and exultingly drinks in the glories of spring only to discover by the end of the day that they're much more comfortable in the circumscribed and lonely life they've been living in their house. In the amusing "A Literary Encounter," Charlie takes on the persona of whatever literary work he happens to be reading at the moment. His wife Marie is not too pleased when Charlie's reading the expansive Thomas Wolfe or the ultraformal Samuel Johnson, so she persuades him to get reacquainted with the ten romantic books he was absorbed in when he was courting her.Nothing too surprising, but the stories are pleasant and evocative. (Kirkus Reviews)

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From one of the greatest living literary imaginations and the celebrated author of FAHRENHEIT 451 comes a collection of never-before-published effortlessly beautiful tales. Recently described in The Times as 'the uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction' Ray Bradbury has won numerous awards including a Pulitzer Prize special citation in 2007 and an Emmy. In this new volume of never-before-published stories, follow a space shuttle crew as they voyage sixty million miles from home, discover what happens when a writer 'with the future's eye' believes his friend to be writing stories aboard a UFO, and listen in on a couple talking themselves backwards through time to the moment when they first held hands. This entertaining and gripping collection is a treasure trove of Bradbury gems - eerie and strange, nostalgic and bittersweet, searching and speculative - to delight readers of all ages.

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'Let us now praise Ray Bradbury, the uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction.' The Times'It is impossible not to admire the vigour of his prose, similes and metaphors constantly cascading from his imagination' Spectator'Bradbury is an authentic original' Time Magazine'No other writer uses language with greater originality and zest. he seems to be a American Dylan Thomas with discipline' Sunday TelegraphPRAISE FOR NOW AND FOREVER: 'A meditation on writing, inspiration, ageing and change, all deep themes lightly handled, both elegiac and suspenseful... There are echos in it not only of Melville, but of Shakespeare, Whitman and Poe ... The language sings.' The Times

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A brand new collection of stories from the celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451.

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A brand new collection of stories from the celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451. prov title * Ray Bradbury is the winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation. * Published in a smart livery to match Ray Bradbury's classic works. * One of the last works from a true master of modern fiction. Competition: Aldous Huxley;

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From one of the greatest living literary imaginations and the celebrated author of FAHRENHEIT 451 comes a collection of never-before-published effortlessly beautiful tales. Recently described in The Times as 'the uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction' Ray Bradbury has won numerous awards including a Pulitzer Prize special citation in 2007 and an Emmy. In this new volume of never-before-published stories, follow a space shuttle crew as they voyage sixty million miles from home, discover what happens when a writer 'with the future's eye' believes his friend to be writing stories aboard a UFO, and listen in on a couple talking themselves backwards through time to the moment when they first held hands. This entertaining and gripping collection is a treasure trove of Bradbury gems - eerie and strange, nostalgic and bittersweet, searching and speculative - to delight readers of all ages. Lead title * Ray Bradbury is the winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation. * Published in a smart livery to match Ray Bradbury's classic works. * One of the last works from a true master of modern fiction. Competition: Aldous Huxley, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C Clarke

Details ISBN0007303645 Author Ray Bradbury Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Year 2009 ISBN-10 0007303645 ISBN-13 9780007303649 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Birth 1920 Media Book Audience Age 14-18 Language English Short Title WELL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS Residence Los Angeles Waukegan, CA, US Pages 224 Publication Date 2009-05-28 UK Release Date 2009-05-28 Imprint HarperVoyager Alternative 9780007497676 Audience General AU Release Date 2009-07-31 NZ Release Date 2009-07-31 We've got this

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