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An extensive collection of imaginative short stories by a National Medal of the Arts-winning author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and suspense.

Fly to Mars and explore the mysteries of the red planet. Journey through time to futures ruled by cold computers and hear the deafening roar of dinosaurs in the past. Sing the body electric and look into the mechanical eyes of androids that want to replace human life as we know it. Visit idyllic landscapes and nostalgic towns that hide sinister secrets. Available in one massive collection for the first time digitally, experience the wondrous mind of Ray Bradbury through one hundred of his all-time greatest tales. These are the stories that ask "What if?," the stories that make the mind turn, and those that are, in the true spirit of Ray Bradbury, best read under the safety of a blanket.

Featuring works from Dark Carnival (1947), The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953), Fahrenheit 451 (1953), The October Country (1955), Dandelion Wine (1957), A Medicine for Melancholy (1959), R Is for Rocket (1962), The Machineries of Joy (1964), S Is for Space (1966), I Sing the Body Electric! (1969), and Long After Midnight (1976)--as well as six additional stories available only in this collection--this is the best of Bradbury over numerous decades, thoughtfully compiled from the seminal short story collections that marked his illustrious career.

Table of Contents:

• Drunk, and in Charge of a Bicycle - (1980) - essay by Ray Bradbury
• The Night - [Dandelion Wine] - (1946) - short story
• Homecoming - [The Elliott Family] - (1946) - short story (variant of The Homecoming)
• Uncle Einar - [The Elliott Family] - (1947) - short story
• The Traveler - [The Elliott Family] - (1946) - short story (variant of The Traveller)
• The Lake - (1944) - short story
• The Coffin - (1947) - short story
• The Crowd - (1943) - short story
• The Scythe - (1943) - short story
• There Was an Old Woman - (1944) - short story
• There Will Come Soft Rains - [The Martian Chronicles] - (1950) - short story
• Mars Is Heaven - [The Martian Chronicles] - (1948) - short story (variant of Mars Is Heaven!)
• The Silent Towns - [The Martian Chronicles] - (1949) - short story
• The Earth Men - [The Martian Chronicles] - (1948) - short story
• The Off Season - [The Martian Chronicles] - (1948) - short story
• The Million-Year Picnic - [The Martian Chronicles] - (1946) - short story (variant of The Million Year Picnic)
• The Fox and the Forest - (1950) - short story
• Kaleidoscope - (1949) - short story
• The Rocket Man - (1951) - short story
• Marionettes, Inc. - [Marionettes, Inc.] - (1949) - short story
• No Particular Night or Morning - (1951) - short story
• The City - (1950) - short story
• The Fire Balloons - [The Martian Chronicles] - (1951) - short story
• The Last Night of the World - (1951) - short story
• The Veldt - (1950) - short story
• The Long Rain - (1950) - short story
• The Great Fire - [Green Town] - (1949) - short story
• The Wilderness - [The Martian Chronicles] - (1952) - short story
• A Sound of Thunder - (1952) - short story
• The Murderer - (1953) - short story
• The April Witch - [The Elliott Family] - (1952) - short story
• Invisible Boy - (1945) - short story
• The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind - (1953) - short story
• The Fog Horn - (1951) - short story
• The Big Black and White Game - (1945) - short story
• Embroidery - (1951) - short story
• The Golden Apples of the Sun - (1953) - short story
• Powerhouse - (1948) - short story
• Hail and Farewell - (1953) - short story
• The Great Wide World Over There - (1952) - short story
• The Playground - (1952) - short story
• Skeleton - (1945) - short story
• The Man Upstairs - (1947) - short story
• Touched with Fire - (1954) - short story
• The Emissary - (1947) - short story
• The Jar - (1944) - short story
• The Small Assassin - (1946) - short story
• The Next in Line - (1947) - novelette
• Jack-in-the-Box - (1947) - short story
• The Leave-Taking - [Dandelion Wine] - (1957) - short story
• Exorcism - [Dandelion Wine] - (1957) - short story
• The Happiness Machine - [Dandelion Wine] - (1957) - short story
• Calling Mexico - [Dandelion Wine] - (1950) - short story
• The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit - non-genre - (1958) - short story
• Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed - (1949) - short story
• The Strawberry Window - (1955) - short story
• A Scent of Sarsaparilla - (1953) - short story
• The Picasso Summer - (1957) - short story (variant of In a Season of Calm Weather)
• The Day It Rained Forever - (1957) - short story
• A Medicine for Melancholy - (1959) - short story
• The Shoreline at Sunset - (1959) - short story
• Fever Dream - (1948) - short story
• The Town Where No One Got Off - (1958) - short story
• All Summer in a Day - (1954) - short story
• Frost and Fire - (1946) - novella
• The Anthem Sprinters - non-genre - [The Irish Stories] - (1963) - short story
• And So Died Riabouchinska - (1953) - short story
• Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar! - (1962) - short story
• The Vacation - (1963) - short story
• The Illustrated Woman - (1961) - short story
• Some Live Like Lazarus - (1960) - short story
• The Best of All Possible Worlds - (1960) - short story
• The One Who Waits - (1949) - short story
• Tyrannosaurus Rex - (1962) - short story
• The Screaming Woman - [Green Town] - (1951) - short story
• The Terrible Conflagration Up at the Place - [The Irish Stories] - (1969) - short story
• Night Call, Collect - (1949) - short story
• The Tombling Day - (1952) - short story
• The Haunting of the New - [The Irish Stories] - (1969) - short story
• Tomorrow's Child - (1948) - short story
• I Sing the Body Electric! - (1969) - novelette
• The Women - (1948) - short story
• The Inspired Chicken Motel - (1969) - short story
• Yes, We'll Gather at the River - (1969) - short story
• Have I Got a Chocolate Bar for You! - (1973) - short story
• A Story of Love - [Green Town] - (1976) - short story (variant of These Things Happen 1951)
• The Parrot Who Met Papa - (1972) - short story
• The October Game - (1948) - short story
• Punishment Without Crime - [Marionettes, Inc.] - (1950) - short story
• A Piece of Wood - (1952) - short story
• The Blue Bottle - (1950) - short story
• Long After Midnight - (1963) - short story
• The Utterly Perfect Murder - (1971) - short story
• The Better Part of Wisdom - (1976) - short story
• Interval in Sunlight - (1954) - novelette
• The Black Ferris - (1948) - short story
• Farewell Summer - [Green Town] - (1980) - short story
• McGillahee's Brat - [The Irish Stories] - (1970) - short story
• The Aqueduct - (1979) - short story
• Gotcha! - (1978) - short story
• The End of the Beginning - (1956) - short story

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