The Martian Chronicles (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Ray Bradbury
- First Published: 1950
- Type of Work: Stories
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—alien civilization
- Time of Work: 1999 to 2026
- Setting: Mars and Earth
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Colonies or colonization, Twentieth century, Extrasensory perception or powers, Extraterrestrial life, Future, Other worlds, Space flight or travel, Twenty-first century, Human race, Earth, Atomic bomb, Chicken pox, Immunity, Mars
- Locales: United States, Mars
The Plot
In January, 1999, the first manned rocket to Mars is launched from Ohio. So begins Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles, a book composed of fourteen stories and twelve sketches that are thematically connected and chronologically arranged. All but the last three stories take place between 1999 and 2005, during which time Mars is quickly settled and then, even more quickly, abandoned. People want to relocate on Mars primarily to escape tightening government controls and impending atomic war, but the Martians use their telepathic abilities to deceive and destroy...
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