The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury was the 120th official Sword and Laser Book Club selection.

Reading period: May 1, 2019 - May 31, 2019

How/Why was this book chosen: Tom chose it because it has lost in 5 polls and we haven't read any Bradbury.

Sword & Laser Goodreads Group Discussion of The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
The strange and wonderful tale of man’s experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection.

The Martian Chronicles tells the story of humanity’s repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a fist. They felt they had never been born. Those few that survived found no welcome on Mars. The shape-changing Martians thought they were native lunatics and duly locked them up.

But more rockets arrived from Earth, and more, piercing the hallucinations projected by the Martians. People brought their old prejudices with them – and their desires and fantasies, tainted dreams. These were soon inhabited by the strange native beings, with their caged flowers and birds of flame.