title: The Bradbury Chronicles: Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury
author: William F. Nolan
description: This latest project by ubiquitous anthologist Greenberg gathers 21 original stories in homage to Ray Bradbury, along with a cloying introduction by co-editor Nolan, a brief appreciation of Bradbury by Isaac Asimov, and a story and a memoir by Bradbury himself. Far too many of these tales are direct sequels to or spin-offs from such Bradbury classics as Dandelion Wine and Something Wicked This Way Comes. James Kisner's "May 2000: The Tombstones" is an uninspired rerun of "Mars Is Heaven!" and even reliable writers Roberta Lannes and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro offer dull follow-ups to better, older tales. Nor do the lesser-known names excel: Bruce Francis's "The Inheritance" is bloated and vague, while Norman Corwin's "The Muse" is nothing more than an adoring fan letter to Bradbury. The few entries that rise above the rest do so because the authors have retained their own characteristic styles while invoking the Bradbury canon. Gregory Benford's "Centigrade 233" is an effective variation on Fahrenheit 451 , Ed Gorman's "The Wind from Midnight" is a touching view of the sad world of carnival freaks, and Charles L. Grant's "One Life, in an Hourglass" offers a genuine chill at the end. Though a few tales are worthy salutes to the master, Bradbury's work has inspired many stories superior to those gathered here. <br />Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: QUICKER
  THAN
  THE EYE
  Ray Bradbury
  AVON BOOKS
  NEW YORK
  
  Books by Ray Bradbury
  Dandelion Wine
  Dark Carnival
  Death Is a Lonely Business
  Fahrenheit 451
  The Golden Apples of the Sun
  A Graveyard for Lunatics
  Green Shadows, White Whale
  The Halloween Tree
  I Sing the Body Electric!
  The illustrated Man
  Journey to Far Metaphor Kaleidoscope
  Long After Midnight
  The Martian Chronicles
  The Machineries of Joy
  A Medicine for Melancholy
  The October Country
  One Timeless Spring
  R Is for Rocket
  Something Wicked This Way Comes
  The Stories of Ray Bradbury
  S Is for Space
  The Toynbee Convector
  When Elephants Last in the Dooryard Bloomed
  Yestermorrow
  Zen in the Art of Writing
  QUICKER THAN THE EYE is an original publication of Avon Books. This work has never before appeared in hook form. This is a collection of fiction. Any
  similarity to actual persons or events is purely coincidental.
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