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science-fiction & fantasy literature:
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Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books by Ray Bradbury
Standard Disclaimer:
This is a brief discussion of Ray Bradbury
and, of course, of some books by Ray Bradbury
This discussion and list does not necessarily include every book by Bradbury: it includes only those books that I both know and like. Just as with the author list
itself, omission of a particular item may mean I didn't think highly enough of the omitted item, or it may simply mean that I have not yet sufficient familiarity
with it. (In a very few cases, I have listed some books merely on the strength of my opinion of the author: all such books are clearly marked below, as throughout
these lists, with a hash mark (#) before the title so you know what's what.)
I don't pretend that this discussion is a deep analysis. My intent is no more than to give you a rough idea of what kinds of tales Bradbury tells, how those
tales are usually told, and what makes them and Bradbury worthy; in sum, to help you rank Bradbury (and the works by Bradbury listed here) on your
personal literary "to do" list.
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A Few Words About Ray Bradbury
[Discussion: tba]
Notable Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books by Ray Bradbury ***/**
This listing omits the seemingly innumerable collections cobbled up out of the contents of the books shown, which are--I believe--all his original editions. It also omits a number of
good Bradbury books that are mainstream, and so not appropriate for listing on this site.
Bradbury was primarily a short-story writer: there are only four novels in the list below, two of which (The Halloween Tree and Switch On the Night) are nominally
"juveniles".
As with too many authors, publishers have muddied the waters by issuing short-story collections with identical titles but differing sets of story content; the web site
Ray Bradbury Online provides excellent bibliographical notes on the many
and various editions of each Bradbury title. As usual, there is much overlap in many of the story collections.
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Site Directory:
The site's Front Page
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Introductory Material: |
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Welcome:
a quick site overview and some mechanical details
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Apologia: [in two parts, for shorter downloads]
the criteria used to make these lists
· Apologia: Part 1
· Apologia: Part 2
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Site Organization:
what's where, and why
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The Authors: |
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Author List
(just a lightly annotated list of the authors here--not the best place to start)
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Master Authors/Books List
(the centrum of this site, but a big page--there are alpha subpages available)
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Specialty Lists:
several author "sub-lists" (such as the 5-star greats)
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Author Links:
links to a useful external page or site for each listed author
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More Books:
yet-unread candidate books by authors already in these lists
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Other Candidates:
authors, and books, that--pending actual reading--seem likely candidates for these lists
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(typically gotten to
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The Books: |
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All Listed Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
(a long file to download)
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Preferred Editions:
for those books having such (a work in progress)
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The Other Books:
all cited books not in the master fiction list, collected in one place
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Overlooked Gems of Science Fiction & Fantasy:
wonderful works sadly under-known
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Light-Hearted Science-Fiction & Fantasy:
there's more than you might think
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Religiously Themed Science Fiction & Fantasy:
something the field handles wonderful well
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Science Fiction & Fantasy For Younger Readers:
a selection from these lists of appropriate works
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100 Great Works of Science Fiction & Fantasy:
using an expansive definition of "works"
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(new, used--find any book, anywhere in the world)
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About Buying Books From Here: |
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Buying Books New:
· about buying books from Amazon
· searching for new books at any Amazon division
· international book-buying considerations
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Buying Books Used:
searching for used books anywhere in the world
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About the Science-Fiction Book Club:
info & online signup
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Miscellaneous Topics & Info: |
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Musings:
an ever-growing collection of, yes, musings
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Obiter Dicta:
collected miscellaneous
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"That Other Genre":
crime/mystery fiction
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Science-Fiction & Fantasy Art and Illustration:
online galleries of diverse works
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Other Sites:
sites that have noticed this one
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The English Language:
a few thoughts on its modern rape
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Scumware!
read this if nothing else whatever
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Change Log
what was done when
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Your Host:
a comically little about me
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