the mind of ray bradbury is a wonderfilled carnival of delight and terror that stretches from the verdant irish countryside to the coldest reaches of outer space yet all his work is united by one common thread a vivid and profound understanding of the vast set of emotions that bring strength and mythic resonance to our frail species ray bradbury characters may find themselves anywhere and anywhen a horrified mother may give birth to a strange blue pyramid a man may take abraham lincoln out of the graveand meet another who puts him back an amazing electrical grandmother may come to live with a grieving family an old parrot may have learned over long evenings to imitate the voice of ernest hemingway and became the last link to the great man a priest on mars may confront his fondest dream to meet the messiah each of these magnificent creations has something to tell us about our humanityand all of their fates await you in this new trade edition of twentyeight classic bradbury stories and one luscious poem travel on an unpredictable and unforgettable literary journeysafe in the hands of one of the centurys great men of imagination