Ray BradburysThe Martian Chroniclesis a must-read for any fan of science fiction or fantasy, a crucial precursor to films likeAvatarandAlienand books like Kim Stanley RobinsonsRed Marsand Dan SimmonsHyperion, and a haunting prophesy of humanitys destiny to bring our old dreams and follies along with us wherever we may venture forth.

Soar above the fossil seas and crystal pillars of a dead world in the pages of Ray Bradburys The Martian Chronicles. A milestone of American literature, Bradburys classic collection of interconnected vignettes about life on the red planet diverges from the War of the Worlds theme, in which humanity must defend its shores against its neighbors, for in Bradburys prismatic vision, humanity is the conqueror, colonizing Mars to escape an Earth devastated by atomic war and environmental catastrophe.