{"product_id":"martian-chronicles-ray-bradbury-folio-society-sci-fi-2015-1st-ed-vgc","title":"The Martian Chronicles","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n Martian Chronicles, The by Ray Bradbury. Nine colour illustrations by Mick Brownfield. Introduced by Chris Hadfield. Bound in dark blue buckram blocked with a red and silver design by the artist. Dark blue slipcase,\n \u003cb\u003e\n  missing from this listing\n \u003c\/b\u003e\n . Bright red endpapers. 256pp. 24.6x15.5cm.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n  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.\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003cbr arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n \u003cbr arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n  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.\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003cbr arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n \u003cbr arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n  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.\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n Please look closely at the photos as they are part of the description. Will wrap and pack very carefully. Will post worldwide.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n Any questions please ask. In the unlikely event you do encounter a problem, please do message me first to resolve it, and I will do my best to help.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n All the books are stored in our smoke-free, climate-controlled shop in Surbiton, London.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54985873228115,"sku":"23883","price":165.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2951\/6883\/files\/10_1dfefbf0-02a0-4098-9bb4-ee2291c4fc28.png?v=1789763032","url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/martian-chronicles-ray-bradbury-folio-society-sci-fi-2015-1st-ed-vgc","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}