The strange and wonderful story of human experiences on Mars, filled with vivid images and astonishing visions. The classic work that transformed Ray Bradbury into a household name. Written in the atomic age, when America and Europe saw the discovery of life on Mars as inevitable with optimism, Bradbury's stories from the 1940s about the harsh and relentless Martian landscape were as shocking and insightful as they were prescient.
‘The Martian Chronicles’ narrates the story of humanity’s repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first humans were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their planet shrink to the size of a point. Those few who survived found no welcome. The shape-shifting Martians considered them to be local lunatics and imprisoned them.
More rockets arrived from Earth, piercing the illusions projected by the Martians. Humans brought with them their old prejudices – and their desires and fantasies, tainted dreams. These were soon inhabited by strange native creatures, with locked flowers and flame birds.
Pages: 320, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
