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Books , Stories, Poems and Essays
by Ray Bradbury

DARK CARNIVAL – (1947) – Stories
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES – (1950) – Novel
THE ILLUSTRATED MAN – (1951) – Stories
NO MAN IS AN ISLAND – (1952) – Lecture transcript
FAHRENHEIT 451 – (1953) – Novel
THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN – (1953 )- Stories
THE OCTOBER COUNTRY – (1955) – Stories
SWITCH ON THE NIGHT – (1955) – Children’s Novel
DANDELION WINE – (1957) – Novel
SUN AND SHADOW – (1957) – Short Story
A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY – (1959) – Stories
NOW AND FOREVER – (2007) – 2 novellas – “Somewhere a Band is Playing” and “Leviathan 9”
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES – (1962) – Novel
THE ESSENCE OF CREATIVE WRITING: LETTERS TO A YOUNG ASPIRING WRITER - (1962) – Three abridged letters from Bradbury to Clinton Lenoir printed by the San Antonio, Texas Public Library
R IS FOR ROCKET – (1962) – Stories
THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS AND OTHER ANTICS (1963) – Plays
THE MACHINERIES OF JOY – (1964) – Stories
THE PEDESTRIAN – (1964) –Story – Limited edition of 280 – hand printed by Roy A. Squires
THE AUTUMN PEOPLE – (1965) – 8 Stories adapted and drawn comic book style by Albert B. Feldstein of MAD Magazine
A DEVICE OUT OF TIME – (1965) – Play – about 35 or 40 copies were prepared for Bradbury’s personal use. Trade edition published in 1976
THE VINTAGE BRADBURY – (1965) – Stories
THE DAY IT RAINED FOREVER: A COMEDY IN ONE ACT – (1966) Play
THE PEDESTRIAN: A FANTASY IN ONE ACT – (1966) – Play
S IS FOR SPACE – (1966) – Stories
TOMORROW MIDNIGHT – (1966) – Adaptations of Bradbury stories illustrated by several artists including Albert Feldstein and Frank Frazetta
TWICE 22 – (1966) – Stories – (collects the stories in “A Medicine for Melancholy” and “The Golden Apples of the Sun”)
CREATIVE MAN AMONG HIS SERVANT MACHINES – (1967) – Lecture transcript
I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC – (1969) – Stories
OLD AHAB’S FRIEND, AND FRIEND TO NOAH, SPEAKS HIS PEACE – (1971) – Poetry – Limited edition of 485 numbered copies published by Roy A. Squires Press
THE HALLOWEEN TREE – (1972) – Novel
PILLAR OF FIRE: A DRAMA – (1972) – Play – This edition was issued prior to the collection “Pillar of Fire and other Plays”. Only 35-40 copies were prepared for Bradbury’s use.
THE WONDERFUL ICE CREAM SUIT AND OTHER PLAYS – (1972) – Plays
WHEN ELEPHANTS LAST IN THE DOORYARD BLOOMED – (1973) –Poetry
ZEN AND THE ART OF WRITING AND THE JOY OF WRITING: TWO ESSAYS – (1973) – Essays
THAT SON OF RICHARD III – (1974) – Pamphlet. Limited edition of 400. Published by Roy A. Squires
PILLAR OF FIRE AND OTHER PLAYS – (1975) – Plays
BYZANTIUM I COME NOT FROM – (1975) – Poem (broadside) Fullerton College
LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT – (1976) – Stories
THAT GHOST, THAT BRIDE OF TIME: EXCERPTS FROM A PLAY-IN-PROGRESS – (1976) – Play – Based on the Moby Dick mythology a tribute to Herman Melville
WHERE ROBOT MICE AND ROBOT MEN RUN ‘ROUND IN ROBOT TOWNS – (1977) – Poetry
THE GOD IN SCIENCE FICTION – (1978) – Quarto
THE MUMMIES OF GUANAJUATO – (1978) – Story – Photography by Archie Lieberman
TWIN HIEROGLYPHS THAT SWIM THE RIVER DUST – (1978) – Poetry
THE BIKE REPAIRMAN – (1978) – Poem – (broadside)
BEYOND 1984: REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS FUTURE – (1979) – Poetry and Essays
THE POET CONSIDERS HIS RESOURCES – (1979) – Poem (broadside)
THIS ATTIC WHERE THE MEADOW GREENS – (1979) – Poetry
THE GHOSTS OF FOREVER – (1980) – Poetry and articles
THE LAST CIRCUS AND THE ELECTROCUTION (1980) – Stories
STORIES OF RAY BRADBURY – (1980) – Stories. Includes 100 of Bradbury’s best stories including 6 previously uncollected tales
DOING IS BEING – (1980) – Poem (broadside)
ABOUT NORMAN CORWIN – (1980) – Essays from several authors including Bradbury about writer Norman Corwin
THE COMPLETE POEMS OF RAY BRADBURY – (1981) – Poetry
THE HAUNTED COMPUTER AND THE ANDROID POPE – (1981) – Poetry
THEN THIS IS LOVE? IT IS, IT IS! – (1981) – Poem – Signed limited edition of 230 published by the Orange County Book Society
THERE IS LIFE ON MARS – (1981) – Essays- book published by Reader’s Digest Press
THE LOVE AFFAIR – (1982) – Story and Poems
THE OTHER FOOT – (1982) – Story
THE VELDT – (1982) – Story
DINOSAUR STORIES – (1983) – Stories
FOREVER AND THE EARTH – (1984) – Radio Dramatization – Signed and numbered limited edition of 300
THE LAST GOOD KISS – (1984) – Poem
A MEMORY OF MURDER – (1984) – Stories
DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS – (1985) – Novel
LONG AFTER ECCLESIASTES – (1985) – Story illustrated by D’Ambrosio
THE APRIL WITCH – (1987) – Story illustrated by Gary Kelly
DEATH HAS LOST ITS CHARM FOR ME – (1987) – Poetry
FAHRENHEIT 451/THE ILLUSTRATED MAN/DANDELION WINE/THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN/THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES – (1987) – Collection of previous novels & stories
FEVER DREAM – (1987) – Story illustrated by Darrel Anderson
THE FOG HORN: A CREATIVE CLASSIC – (1987) – Story illustrated by Gary Kelley
THE OTHER FOOT: A CREATIVE CLASSIC – (1987) – Story illustrated by Gary Kelley
THE VELDT: A CREATIVE CLASSIC – (1987) – Story illustrated by Gary Kelley
THE DRAGON – (1988) – Story
FALLING UPWARD – (1988) – Play
THE TOYNBEE CONVECTOR – (1988) – Stories
THE CLIMATE OF PALETTES – (1989) – Signed and numbered limited edition of 150
THE DAY IT RAINED FOREVER – (1990) – Musical
A GRAVEYARD FOR LUNATICS – (1990) – Novel
ZEN AND THE ART OF WRITING – (1990) – Essays on the art and craft of writing
CLASSIC STORIES VOLUME ONE – (1990) – Stories
CLASSIC STORIES VOLUME TWO – (1990) – Stories
Selected from: DARK THEY WERE AND GOLDEN-EYED – (1991) – Story
RAY BRADBURY ON STAGE: A CHRESTOMATHY OF PLAYS – (1991) – A collection of previously published stage plays
YESTERMORROW: OBVIOUS ANSWERS TO IMPOSSIBLES FUTURES – (1991) – Essays
GREEN SHADOWS, WHITE WHALE – (1992) – Novel
THE STARS – (1993) – Poem
THE OTHER FOOT – (1993) – Story illustrated by Gary Kelley
QUICKER THAN THE EYE – (1996) – Stories
DRIVING BLIND – (1997) – Stories
DOGS THINK EVERYDAY IS CHRISTMAS – (1997) – Poem
WITH CAT FOR COMFORTER – (1997) – Poem
AHMED AND THE OBLIVION MACHINES – (1998) – Juvenile Fiction
CHRISTUS APOLLO – (1998) – Poem
WITNESS AND CELEBRATE – (2000) – Published to celebrate Mr. Bradbury’s 80th birthday, includes tributes from several authors
A CHAPBOOK OF BURNT-OUT PRIESTS, RABBIS, AND MINISTERS – (2001) – Essays
FROM THE DUST RETURNED: A FAMILY REMEMBRANCE – (2001) – Novel
DARK CARNIVAL – (2001) – Stories – Limited edition of Bradbury’s first collection of stories reprinted
ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD: A NEW SHORT STORY COLLECTION – (2002) – Stories
I LIVE BY THE INVISIBLE – (2002) – Poetry
LET’S ALL KILL CONSTANCE – (2002) – Novel
BRADBURY STORIES: 100 OF HIS MOST CELEBRATED TALES – (2003) – stories
CAT’S PAJAMAS – (2004) – Stories
FAREWELL SUMMER – (2006) – Novel – a sequel to Dandelion Wine
MATCH TO FLAME: THE FICTIONAL PATHS TO FAHRENHEIT 451 – (2007) - Stories

Compiled by Pat Pritchard for Peoria Reads from www.spaceagecity.com/bradbury/books

Films adapted from Ray Bradbury novels and stories

Fahrenheit 451 1966

The Illustrated Man 1969

Sound of Thunder 2005

Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983

The Martian Chronicles 1980

It Came From Outer Space 1953

The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms 1953