The Lost Bradbury
Language: English
Asteroids Children Earth Friendship Jupiter Love Mars Martian territory Martian well Martians Moon base Moon worship Murder Pirates Resurrection Scientists Soldiers Time travel Vengeance War Witchcraft alcoholic aliens ancient predators asteroid belt asteroid computator battle betrayal bravery celebration clairvoyant conspiracy convoy ship coroner coward cruiser curse death death of Earth defense mechanism despair dimensional travel escape from reality family fear frame-up game greed guardians guilt guns hate hypnosis innocence insanity jealousy joblessness jungle killer killing candle loneliness lover magic typewriter mermaids monsters morgue spaceship navigator night creatures night ritual ocean creatures past life prisoner redemption rocket ships shock son space travel submarine suicide superstition telephone calls time time machine torpedo traitor trust ultimate sacrifice undead underwater violence weapon
Publisher: Wonder eBooks
Published: Oct 3, 2010
Description:
Imagine having the power to see briefly into the future, or being able to kill someone through a magic candle. Imagine someone playing war like a childhood game and winning, or going to Mars and yet seeing Earth and people from one's memory.
These characters are from a few of Ray Bradbury's previously uncollected early tales that are gathered in this compilation. In these stories, we get a clear glimpse of the beginnings of this SF master. Mars, even then, is already hostile and unwelcoming to colonizing Earthmen, and yet, at the same time, it is also portrayed as just another planet, with creatures ready to strike back and defend their home.
Bradbury's work, whether science fiction set in space or in Mars, or horror stories and suspense, are always a treat to read. They show psychological depth and sophistication, holding up a mirror to us from which we can see our foibles and strengths, and all the characteristics that make us human.