title: Bradbury Classic Stories 1: From the Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket (Grand Master Editions)
author:  Ray Bradbury 
description: A spaceship captain determined to gather a cupful of the sun. . .a nubile young witch who yearns to taste human love. . .an expedition that hunts dinosaurs across the fragile and dangerous chasm of time. . . These strange and wonderful tales of beauty and terror will transport you from the begininng of time to the outermost limits of the future. Selected from his best-selling collections <i>The Golden Apples Of The Sun</i> and <i>R Is For Rocket</i>, here are thirty-two superb stories from one of the master fantastics of our age--the inimitable Ray Bradbury.
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  ## ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920. He has published over
  300 stories during the past twenty-five years, and fourteen books including
  stories and novels. He wrote the screenplay for John Huston's _Moby Dick,_ and
  his own novel, _Fahrenheit 451,_ has been made into a motion picture by
  Francois Truffaut. His more recent books include _S Is for Space, The Vintage
  Bradbury_ and _Twice 22._ Mr. Bradbury lives in Los Angeles, California.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # The Golden Apples of the Sun
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Ray Bradbury
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Strange, haunting, bizarre, grotesque, rooted in reality, soaring with
  imagination, alive with people who never were and creations that one day will
  be... Creatures and stories to set you shivering, gasping with terror, gaping
  with wonder...
  
  
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