Ray Bradbury: Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy

by Wendy Mass

As a young boy, Ray Bradbury always had a wild and vivid imagination. As he matured, he developed his own unique writing style and became a pioneer of science fiction and fantasy literature. Bradbury took his fascination with space, magic, and mystery and created new worlds that have captivated readers for decades. In addition to his literary success, Bradbury also pursued projects in both broadcasting and architecture. Since his first work was published in 1938, Bradbury has had more than 500 literary works published. Beginning his career with short science fiction stories, Bradbury successfully made the transition to novels with the publication of The Martian Chronicles. Shortly after, he followed with The Illustrated Man and Fahrenheit 451, which came to be known as Bradbury's greatest work. In this new title in the "Authors Teens Love" series, author Wendy Mass examines Bradbury's life and career, offering accessible insight into the works of this master of fantasy fiction.

104 pages, Library Binding

First published July 1, 2004

About the author

Wendy Mass is the author of thirty novels for young people, including A Mango-Shaped Space, which was awarded the Schneider Family Book Award, Leap Day, the Twice Upon a Time fairy tale series, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall, the Willow Falls, Space Taxi and Candymakers series. Wendy wrote the storyline for an episode of the television show Monk, entitled "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theatre," which aired during the show's second season. She tells people her hobbies are hiking and photography, but really they're collecting candy bar wrappers and searching for buried treasure with her metal detector. Wendy lives with her family in New Jersey.

Reviews

[Vered · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5

Informative and clear. I enjoyed getting to see into the mind of Ray Bradbury more and I felt this book did him justice (despite being slightly outdated now that it's 2023).

[Tara Callahan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Ray Bradbury! He’s one of my favorite authors in science fiction and fantasy genre. This book is an awesome resource for the classroom. This book will be going in my classroom library.

[Shamila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, some authors have such unexpected lives!