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Ray Bradbury, the acclaimed author of The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, and Fahrenheit 451, returns with a masterful collection of 21 stories that showcase his unparalleled talent. These stories, ranging from total reality to light fantastic, from high noon to long after midnight, transport readers into a world where the boundaries between science fiction and reality blur.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Ray Bradbury
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