The Martian Chronicles

Anyone ever read The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury? It's a good book, talking of futuristic things and such.

Guess nobody's read it...

nope. sorry
scale 1-10?

Originally posted by Captain REX
Guess nobody's read it...

so whats it about? and have you read the Bradbury Stories : 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales...does that have any martian chronicles in it?

I read it and give it 9/10

Ray Bradbury is great in sci/fi. rTake a look at Farenheit from Bradbury too.

I recommend you books from Phillip K. Dick, Clifford Simak, Stanislaw Lem and Rober Heinlein. 🙂

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I hadn't read TMC since my jr high school days. And I'm currently re-reading some of my faves like Dune, 2001 A space Odyssey, and Farenheit 451. So I'm picking up the book again and found it to be as good as the first time. Mr. Bradbury is indeed a very good sci-fi writer. I hate rating books but this one is an absolute 9/10. Near perfection.

I read the "Sound of Thunder" short story by him. Really enjoyed it. 😄

My sister was reading Farenheit 451 a while back, but I never got a chance to try it. I might read that one next.

So what's The Martian Chronicles about?

TMC is about humans migration from earth to mars in the years 1999 to 2026. It chronicles the first expedentions (sp?) to mars and explains what happen to the men who ventured into the planet. And yes the martians aren't as welcoming as the earth men thought they would be.

Originally posted by WindDancer
TMC is about humans migration from earth to mars in the years 1999 to 2026. It chronicles the first expedentions (sp?) to mars and explains what happen to the men who ventured into the planet. And yes the martians aren't as welcoming as the earth men thought they would be.

😆

Sounds cool. Might have to check it out. 😄

I didn't like it too much...I preferred Fahrenheit 451