Ray Bradbury
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Haunting, harrowing, and downright horrifying, this classic collection from the modern master of the fantastic features: THE SMALL ASSASSIN: a fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true -- or her nightmare . . . THE EMISSARY: the faithful dog was the sick boy's only connectioin with the world outside -- and beyond . . . THE WONDERFUL DEATH OF DUDLEY STONE: a most remarkable case of murder -- the deceased was delighted! And more!
42) Rocket Summer
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The world stands on the brink of the rocket age, and everyone is thrilled that humanity has attained this stunning achievement. But William Stanley isn't convinced we should be here. Will he really stop the launch of this incredible rocket that he has helped to create? ¶Originally released in the spring edition of "Planet Stories" magazine in 1947, Ray Bradbury's unbridled imagination created worlds and monsters that paved the way for a new generation...
43) Final Victim
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Final Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse - Hunting a criminal is tough enough, but it's even tougher when it's on a bit of Hell's own rock in the void of space!
The space-suited figure scrambled frantically over the edge of the ragged asteroid cliff, and lay panting from the exertion of the long climb upward. The pale face beneath the helmet was drawn in a tight grimace as it stared at the tiny Patrol ship on the plain below. No access to it now!...
46) Vintage Sci-Fi 11 - 26 Science Fiction Classics From Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Voltaire, Philip
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Vintage Sci-Fi 11 - 26 Science Fiction Classics from Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Voltaire, Philip K. Dick and more
• Ring Around the Sun by Isaac Asimov
• The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
• The Masked World by Jack Williamson
• The Small Bears by Gene L. Henderson
• Accept No Substitutes by Robert Sheckley
• Two Weeks in August by Frank M. Robinson
• Dance of the Dead by Richard Matheson
• Savage Galahad by Bryce Walton
• Death-Wish by...
47) Sci-Fi Wars - 9 Science Fiction Short Stories by Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Murray Leinster, F
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Nine science fiction short stories from some of the best sci-fi authors of the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
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2015
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Make storytime a little spookier with fantasy master Ray Bradbury as he takes readers on a riveting trip though space and time to discover the true origins of Halloween.
Join the shadowy Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud as he takes eight trick-or-treaters on an unforgettable journey to find their missing friend, Pip. Travel through space and time, from the tombs of ancient Egypt to the gargoyles of Notre-Dame Cathedral, all the way to the...
Join the shadowy Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud as he takes eight trick-or-treaters on an unforgettable journey to find their missing friend, Pip. Travel through space and time, from the tombs of ancient Egypt to the gargoyles of Notre-Dame Cathedral, all the way to the...
49) Now and forever
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c2007
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209 p. ; 22 cm.
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Presents two novellas, including "Somewhere a Band Is Playing," in which a young writer discovers that all is not as it seems in a nostalgic community, and "Leviathan '99," in which Ishmael Hunnicut Jones prepares for a first interstellar hunt.
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2009
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148 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury, published in 1953. It is regarded as one of his best works. The novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The book's tagline explains the title: "Fahrenheit 451 – the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns..."
55) Fahrenheit 451
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c1966, 2003
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1 videodisc (videodisc) (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Montag, a regimental fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugtive, forced to choose not only between two women, but between personal safety and intellectual freedom.
57) Moby Dick
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[2015]
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1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Captain Ahab sails the seven seas seeking revenge on Moby Dick, the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.
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An anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers. All the ways a trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some never thought of before. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson,...