R Is for Rocket
1962 short story collection by Ray Bradbury
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R is for Rocket (1962) is a short story collection by American writer Ray Bradbury, compiled for Young Adult library sections. It contains fifteen stories from earlier Bradbury collections, and two previously uncollected stories.
Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | Ray Bradbury |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Joseph Mugnaini |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Doubleday & Company |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 233 pp |
| Followed by | S Is for Space |
Contents
- "R is for Rocket" (first published as "King of the Gray Spaces")
- "The End of the Beginning"
- "The Fog Horn"
- "The Rocket"
- "The Rocket Man"
- "The Golden Apples of the Sun"
- "A Sound of Thunder"
- "The Long Rain"
- "The Exiles"
- "Here There Be Tygers"
- "The Strawberry Window"
- "The Dragon"
- "The Gift"
- "Frost and Fire"
- "Uncle Einar"
- "The Time Machine"
- "The Sound of Summer Running"
References
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 63. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
Further reading
- Eller, Jonathan R.; F. Touponce, William (2004). Ray Bradbury: The Life of Fiction. Kent State University Press. pp. 375–379. ISBN 978-0-87338-779-8. OCLC 1022657627.
External links
- R Is for Rocket title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- R Is for Rocket publication contents at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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