The man was a visionary.
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The man was a visionary.
And Heinlein. And Clarke...Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
But funny!
"R" is for Rocket.
One of my first Sci Fi reads as well.
Sigh.
I hope NOTHING of Sagan rubs off on those two great authors! ( I think the publicity REALLY went to Carl's head.)Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
OTOH, Dr. Sagan was a pot head of extraordinary caliber. Gets points for that. And he DID write some great books. Broca's Brain is probably my favorite.
I LOVED the Martian Chronicles mini-series on TV. The book was outstanding, too, of course.
Could be my very favorite Bradbury work is The Illustrated Man. The movie, with Rod Steiger, is one I can watch over and over.
R.I.P, Mr. Bradbury.
You are one of the few I know that has read Broca's Brain. Effin' excellent.
My favorite part of it, and it's stuck with me for years, were his words about "predicting the future with dreams."Quote:
Originally Posted by WØTKX
Ray Bradbury is one of the few schience fiction writers that has actually produced stuff that I like. I generally dislike sci-fi (after all, who needs sci-fi when the real thing is far more fascinating). Nonetheless, Bradbury was one of the few sci-fi writers that could grab my attention and keep me interested. He was a great writer.
It was Bradbury's humanity and mixture of sci-fi and fantasy that made his work so much different than his contemporaries in the field.Quote:
Originally Posted by n2ize