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S is for Space 
Dust-jacket from the first editionAuthor(s) Ray Bradbury Country United States Language English Genre(s) Science fiction short stories Publisher Doubleday & Company Publication date 1966 Media type Print (Hardback) Pages 239 pp ISBN NA S is for Space (1966) is a collection of science fiction short stories written by Ray Bradbury.[1] It was compiled for the Young Adult sections of libraries.
Contents
- "Chrysalis"
- A science fiction story in which three men anxiously watch their fellow-scientist as he is encased in a mysterious green chrysalis. They eventually come to believe he is undergoing metamorphosis inside the chrysalis.
- "Pillar of Fire"
- A science fiction/horror short novel. Set in the year 2349, it depicts a Utopian society in which all corpses are incinerated for hygienic reasons. All horror literature has also been burned to produce a healthier mindset. When his grave is disturbed, a vampire infiltrates the utopia and launches a vendetta to restore fear.
- "Zero Hour"
- A science fiction story, involving a world-wide befriending of children by sinister aliens.
- "The Man"
- A compelling science fiction parable. A rocket ship lands on an isolated planet, expecting an astounded welcome. However, they find they have been preceded by a much more important Visitor...
- "Time in Thy Flight"
- A science fiction story. A high-school teacher takes three children on a field-trip in a time machine.
- "The Pedestrian"
- A science fiction story about a society addicted to television.
- "Hail and Farewell"
- A fantasy story concerning a middle-aged man who never physically aged past his pre-adolescence.
- "Invisible Boy"
- A comical story about an old woman who convinces a boy she has turned him invisible.
- "Come into My Cellar"
- A science fiction story about mushrooms and alien invasions.
- "The Million-Year Picnic"
- A science fiction story in which a family travels to an unsullied Mars to escape a ravaged Earth.
- "The Screaming Woman"
- A mystery/suspense story, describing a young girl who tries to procure help in digging up a woman buried in an empty lot.
- "The Smile"
- A science fiction story describing a world devastated by nuclear war, whose inhabitants systematically destroy artifacts of the past. The story touches on one boy who is enchanted by Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
- "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed"
- An atomic war on Earth drives prompts a family to flee to a human colony Mars.
- "The Trolley"
- An idyllic story about the last trolley-ride in a small town.
- "The Flying Machine"
- A story set in ancient China, whose Emperor discovers a peasant has invented a flying-machine.
- "Icarus Montgolfier Wright"
- A story concerning the first man to fly a rocket ship.
Footnotes
- ^ Publisher: Bantam Books (1966). Language: English. ISBN 055311932X ISBN 978-0553119329
References
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 63. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
Categories:- 1966 short story collections
- Short story collections by Ray Bradbury
- Science fiction book stubs
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