“She didn’t watch the dead, ancient bone-chess cities slide under, or the old canals filled with emptiness and dreams. Past dry rivers and dry lakes they flew, like a shadow of the moon, like a torch burning.”

American author and screenwriter

Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. He became one of the most celebrated American writers of the 20th century, and his work ranged across fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction. Bradbury wrote in several genres, but he is especially associated with imaginative fiction that blends wonder, fear, and social observation. His writing moved easily between the fantastic and the ordinary, which helped make his voice distinctive and widely recognized.