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Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury Reading Order

16 series · 369 books · Born 22 August 1920

Ray Bradbury was a prolific American author whose work spanned over seven decades, from 1940 to 2023. Renowned for his imaginative storytelling, he excelled in the realms of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, with esteemed titles such as Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. With a staggering output of 369 books across 16 series—including Crumley Mysteries and Green Town—as well as numerous standalone novels and short stories, Bradbury's literary legacy continues to inspire readers around the world.

Anthologies Series

Complete

94 books (1949–2018)

Start with Invasion From Mars:Interplanetary Stories, the first of 94 books in the Anthologies series.

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Invasion From Mars:Interplanetary Stories
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Star Science Fiction Stories 3
3
The Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories
4
Cover of Alfred Hitchcock Presents 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV
5
Cover of Stories for the Dead of Night
Stories for the Dead of Night
6
Cover of The Ghoul Keepers
The Ghoul Keepers
7
The Bedside Playboy
8
The Seventh Galaxy Reader
9
Cover of Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum: Twelve Shuddery Stories for Daring Young Readers
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum: Twelve Shuddery Stories for Daring Young Readers
10
The Microcosmic God
11
Cover of Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me
12
Time Untamed
13
Worlds to Come: New Science Fiction Adventures
14
Cover of 21 Great Stories
21 Great Stories
15
Nova 1
16
Cover of Space Suits & Gumshoes
Space Suits & Gumshoes
17
Young Demons
18
Galaxy Science Fiction - October 1973
19
Cover of The Devil's Generation
The Devil's Generation
20
Gooseflesh
21
Cover of The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A Special 25th Anniversary Anthology
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A Special 25th Anniversary Anthology
22
Cover of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow...
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow...
23
Cover of Beyond Midnight
Beyond Midnight
24
Cover of Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Extraterrestrial Intelligence
25
Cover of The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 22nd Series
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 22nd Series
26
Cover of The Late Great Future
The Late Great Future
27
Cover of The 10th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
The 10th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
28
Cover of Weird Legacies
Weird Legacies
29
Cover of Rod Serling's Other Worlds
Rod Serling's Other Worlds
30
Cover of They Came from Outer Space: 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales That Became Major Motion Pictures
They Came from Outer Space: 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales That Became Major Motion Pictures
31
Cover of Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror
32
Ghosts That Haunt You
33
Cover of The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
34
Cover of Scaremongers
Scaremongers
35
Cover of Weekend Book of Science Fiction
Weekend Book of Science Fiction
36
Cover of 13 Horrors of Halloween
13 Horrors of Halloween
37
Cover of Perspectives in Literature: A Book of Short Stories, Vol. 1
Perspectives in Literature: A Book of Short Stories, Vol. 1
38
Fourth Planet from the Sun
39
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
40
Cover of Crime SuspenStories
Crime SuspenStories
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Cover of Cutting Edge
Cutting Edge
42
Mysterious Sea Stories
43
Ready or Not: Here Come Fourteen Frightening Stories!
44
Cover of The Dark Descent
The Dark Descent
45
Cover of Volume I: The Color of Evil
Volume I: The Color of Evil
46
Cover of Science Fiction Stories
Science Fiction Stories
47
Cover of The Monster Book of Monsters
The Monster Book of Monsters
48
Cover of Tales of the Occult
Tales of the Occult
49
Cover of Weird Science
Weird Science
50
Cover of Great Baseball Stories
Great Baseball Stories
51
Cover of The Horror Hall of Fame
The Horror Hall of Fame
52
Cover of Christmas Stars
Christmas Stars
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Cover of The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces
The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces
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Cover of Monsters in Our Midst
Monsters in Our Midst
55
The Ultimate Witch
56
Cover of Sea-Cursed
Sea-Cursed
57
Cover of Space Movies
Space Movies
58
Cover of Night Screams
Night Screams
59
Cover of Dark Terrors 3
Dark Terrors 3
60
Cover of Time Machines
Time Machines
61
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic
62
Cover of Eleventh Annual Collection
Eleventh Annual Collection
63
Cover of The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings
The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings
64
Cover of The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology
65
Cover of October Dreams
October Dreams
66
Cover of Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters
Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters
67
Cover of The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature
The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature
68
Cover of Writing Los Angeles
Writing Los Angeles
69
Cover of Murder On The Railways
Murder On The Railways
70
Cover of A Tangled Web
A Tangled Web
71
Cover of Dark Delicacies
Dark Delicacies
72
Masques V
73
Nightmares on Congress Street, Part V
74
Selected Shorts
75
Cover of The Best of Cemetery Dance II
The Best of Cemetery Dance II
76
Cover of Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead
Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead
77
Cover of The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
78
Cover of Like Water for Quarks
Like Water for Quarks
79
Cover of Wally Wood’s EC Stories: Artist's Edition
Wally Wood’s EC Stories: Artist's Edition
80
Cover of A Carnivàle of Horror
A Carnivàle of Horror
81
Psychos
82
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
83
Cover of Other Worlds
Other Worlds
84
The Time Traveler's Almanac
85
Cover of Fantastic Stories Presents
Fantastic Stories Presents
86
Field of Fantasies
87
Parallàxis: A twist in the mind
88
Cover of Science Fiction Gems, Volume Ten, Robert Sheckley and Others
Science Fiction Gems, Volume Ten, Robert Sheckley and Others
89
Darker Terrors 7
90
Cover of Grave Predictions
Grave Predictions
91
The 12th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®
92
Cover of Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore
Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore
93
Cover of Flight or Fright
Flight or Fright
94
Cover of Science Fiction Gems, Volume 15, Milton Lessor and Others
Science Fiction Gems, Volume 15, Milton Lessor and Others

Crumley Mysteries Series

Complete

3 books (1985–2003)

Start with Death is a Lonely Business and read in order.

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Death is a Lonely Business
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A Graveyard for Lunatics
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Let's All Kill Constance

Graphic Novels Series

Complete

5 books (2003–2011)

Start with The Best of Ray Bradbury, The Graphic Novel, the first of 5 books in the Graphic Novels series.

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The Best of Ray Bradbury, The Graphic Novel
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Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation(With: Tim Hamilton)
3
Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles: The Authorized Adaptation(By: Dennis Calero)
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Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles: The Authorized Adaptation(With: Howard Zimmerman,Dennis Calero)
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Something Wicked This Way Comes: The Authorized Adaptation(With: Ron Wimberly)

Green Town Series

Complete

4 books (1957–2008)

Start with Dandelion Wine, the first of 4 books in the Green Town series.

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Dandelion Wine
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
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Cover of Farewell Summer
Farewell Summer
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Cover of Summer Morning, Summer Night
Summer Morning, Summer Night

Literary Conversations Series

Likely Complete

97 books (1969–2023)

Start with Conversations with Jorge Luis Borges, the first of 97 books in the Literary Conversations series.

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Conversations with Jorge Luis Borges
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Conversations with Czeslaw Milosz
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Conversations with Graham Greene
4
Cover of Conversations With Isaac Bashevis Singer
Conversations With Isaac Bashevis Singer
5
Cover of Conversations with Eudora Welty
Conversations with Eudora Welty
6
Cover of Conversations with Walker Percy
Conversations with Walker Percy
7
Cover of Conversations with William Styron
Conversations with William Styron
8
Cover of Conversations with Ernest Hemingway
Conversations with Ernest Hemingway
9
Cover of Conversations with Lillian Hellman
Conversations with Lillian Hellman
10
Cover of Conversations with Malcolm Cowley
Conversations with Malcolm Cowley
11
Cover of Conversations with Tennessee Williams
Conversations with Tennessee Williams
12
Cover of Conversations with Arthur Miller
Conversations with Arthur Miller
13
Cover of Conversations with Flannery O'Connor
Conversations with Flannery O'Connor
14
Cover of Conversations with Katherine Anne Porter
Conversations with Katherine Anne Porter
15
Cover of Conversations with Peter Taylor
Conversations with Peter Taylor
16
Cover of Truman Capote: Conversations
Truman Capote: Conversations
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Cover of Conversations with Edward Albee
Conversations with Edward Albee
18
Cover of Conversations with Erskine Caldwell
Conversations with Erskine Caldwell
19
Cover of Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut
Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut
20
Cover of Conversations with Norman Mailer
Conversations with Norman Mailer
21
Cover of Conversations with James Baldwin
Conversations with James Baldwin
22
Conversations with Joyce Carol Oates
23
Cover of Conversations with Robert Graves
Conversations with Robert Graves
24
Cover of Conversations with Robertson Davies
Conversations with Robertson Davies
25
Cover of Conversations with Shelby Foote
Conversations with Shelby Foote
26
Cover of Conversations with Eugene O'Neill
Conversations with Eugene O'Neill
27
Cover of Conversations with John Gardner
Conversations with John Gardner
28
Cover of Conversations with Raymond Carver
Conversations with Raymond Carver
29
Cover of Conversations with Richard Wilbur
Conversations with Richard Wilbur
30
Cover of Conversations with Tom Wolfe
Conversations with Tom Wolfe
31
Cover of Conversations with Bernard Malamud
Conversations with Bernard Malamud
32
Cover of Conversations with Elizabeth Spencer
Conversations with Elizabeth Spencer
33
Cover of Conversations with Reynolds Price
Conversations with Reynolds Price
34
Cover of Conversations With Thornton Wilder
Conversations With Thornton Wilder
35
Cover of Conversations with M. F. K. Fisher
Conversations with M. F. K. Fisher
36
Cover of Conversations with Nikki Giovanni
Conversations with Nikki Giovanni
37
Cover of Conversations with Robert Coles
Conversations with Robert Coles
38
Cover of Conversations with Paul Bowles
Conversations with Paul Bowles
39
Cover of Conversations with Richard Wright
Conversations with Richard Wright
40
Cover of More Conversations with Walker Percy
More Conversations with Walker Percy
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Cover of Conversations with Amiri Baraka
Conversations with Amiri Baraka
42
Cover of Conversations with Henry Miller
Conversations with Henry Miller
43
Cover of Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris
Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris
44
Cover of Conversations with Saul Bellow
Conversations with Saul Bellow
45
Cover of Conversations with Toni Morrison
Conversations with Toni Morrison
46
Cover of Conversations With S.J. Perelman
Conversations With S.J. Perelman
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Cover of Conversations with Chester Himes
Conversations with Chester Himes
48
Cover of Conversations with Ernest Gaines
Conversations with Ernest Gaines
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Conversations with Ishmael Reed
50
Cover of Conversations with Ralph Ellison
Conversations with Ralph Ellison
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Cover of Conversations with Susan Sontag
Conversations with Susan Sontag
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Cover of Conversations with Derek Walcott
Conversations with Derek Walcott
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Cover of Conversations with Elizabeth Bishop
Conversations with Elizabeth Bishop
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Cover of Conversations with Pauline Kael
Conversations with Pauline Kael
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Cover of More Conversations with Eudora Welty
More Conversations with Eudora Welty
56
Cover of Conversations with Chinua Achebe
Conversations with Chinua Achebe
57
Cover of Conversations with N. Scott Momaday
Conversations with N. Scott Momaday
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Cover of Conversations with V. S. Naipaul
Conversations with V. S. Naipaul
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Cover of Conversations with Denise Levertov
Conversations with Denise Levertov
60
Cover of Conversations with Maxine Hong Kingston
Conversations with Maxine Hong Kingston
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Cover of Conversations With John Fowles
Conversations With John Fowles
62
Cover of Conversations With William Faulkner
Conversations With William Faulkner
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Conversations with E. L. Doctorow
64
Cover of Conversations with Leslie Marmon Silko
Conversations with Leslie Marmon Silko
65
Cover of Conversations with Salman Rushdie
Conversations with Salman Rushdie
66
Cover of Conversations with William S. Burroughs
Conversations with William S. Burroughs
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Cover of Conversations with Chaim Potok
Conversations with Chaim Potok
68
Cover of Conversations with Christopher Isherwood
Conversations with Christopher Isherwood
69
Cover of Conversations with Richard Ford
Conversations with Richard Ford
70
Cover of Conversations with Clarence Major
Conversations with Clarence Major
71
Cover of Conversations with Erica Jong
Conversations with Erica Jong
72
Cover of Conversations with Jim Harrison
Conversations with Jim Harrison
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Cover of Conversations with Margaret Walker
Conversations with Margaret Walker
74
Cover of Conversations with Mary Gordon
Conversations with Mary Gordon
75
Cover of Elie Wiesel: Conversations
Elie Wiesel: Conversations
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Cover of Conversations with F. Scott Fitzgerald
Conversations with F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Cover of Conversations with Gwendolyn Brooks
Conversations with Gwendolyn Brooks
78
Conversations with Rita Dove
79
Cover of Conversations with Stanley Kaufmann
Conversations with Stanley Kaufmann
80
Cover of Joseph Brodsky: Conversations
Joseph Brodsky: Conversations
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Cover of Conversations With John le Carré
Conversations With John le Carré
82
Cover of Conversations with Audre Lorde
Conversations with Audre Lorde
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Cover of Conversations with Gloria Naylor
Conversations with Gloria Naylor
84
Cover of Conversations with Ray Bradbury
Conversations with Ray Bradbury
85
Cover of Conversations with Don DeLillo
Conversations with Don DeLillo
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Cover of Conversations with Gabriel García Márquez
Conversations with Gabriel García Márquez
87
Cover of Conversations with Gore Vidal
Conversations with Gore Vidal
88
Cover of Conversations with Isaac Asimov
Conversations with Isaac Asimov
89
Cover of Conversations with Jack Kerouac
Conversations with Jack Kerouac
90
Cover of Conversations with Robert Penn Warren
Conversations with Robert Penn Warren
91
Cover of Conversations with Thomas McGuane
Conversations with Thomas McGuane
92
Cover of Conversations with Larry Brown
Conversations with Larry Brown
93
Cover of Conversations with Leon Forrest
Conversations with Leon Forrest
94
Cover of Conversations with Sonia Sanchez
Conversations with Sonia Sanchez
95
Cover of Conversations with Wendell Berry
Conversations with Wendell Berry
96
Cover of Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro
Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro
97
Cover of Conversations with Jimmy Carter
Conversations with Jimmy Carter

Non-Fiction Series

Complete

10 books (1977–2010)

Start with Why Man Explores(With: Norman Cousins,Jacques-Yves Cousteau), the first of 10 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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Why Man Explores(With: Norman Cousins,Jacques-Yves Cousteau)
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Cover of The Art of Playboy
The Art of Playboy
3
Cover of Zen in the Art of Writing
Zen in the Art of Writing
4
Cover of Folon's Folons
Folon's Folons
5
Cover of Yestermorrow
Yestermorrow
6
Rod Steiger: Memoirs of a Friendship
7
Cover of Imagining Space: Achievements, Predictions, Possibilities 1950-2050
Imagining Space: Achievements, Predictions, Possibilities 1950-2050
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Cover of Bradbury Speaks
Bradbury Speaks
9
Cover of Match to Flame
Match to Flame
10
Cover of Listen to the Echoes(With: Sam Weller)
Listen to the Echoes(With: Sam Weller)

Poetry Series

Complete

5 books (1973–1982)

Start with When Elephants Last In The Dooryard Bloomed, the first of 5 books in the Poetry series.

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When Elephants Last In The Dooryard Bloomed
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Cover of Where Robot Mice & Robot Men Run Round in Robot Towns
Where Robot Mice & Robot Men Run Round in Robot Towns
3
This Attic Where the Meadow Greens
4
Cover of The Haunted Computer and the Android Pope
The Haunted Computer and the Android Pope
5
Cover of The Complete Poems of Ray Bradbury
The Complete Poems of Ray Bradbury

Screenplays/Plays Series

Complete

4 books (1940–2012)

Start with Kaleidoscope, the first of 4 books in the Screenplays/Plays series.

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Kaleidoscope
2
The Anthem Sprinters and Other Antics
3
Cover of Pillar of Fire and Other Plays for Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond Tomorrow
Pillar of Fire and Other Plays for Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond Tomorrow
4
Cover of Nemo!
Nemo!

Selected Shorts Series

Complete

17 books (1993–2012)

Start with For Better and for Worse, the first of 17 books in the Selected Shorts series.

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For Better and for Worse
2
Even More Laughs
3
Cover of Timeless Classics
Timeless Classics
4
Cover of Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
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Cover of Falling in Love
Falling in Love
6
Cover of Family Matters
Family Matters
7
Food Fictions
8
Cover of Pets!
Pets!
9
Cover of Tales of Betrayal
Tales of Betrayal
10
Cover of Travel Tales
Travel Tales
11
Cover of Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?
12
A Touch of Magic
13
The William Hurt Collection
14
Cover of Whodunit?
Whodunit?
15
American Classics
16
Cover of New American Stories
New American Stories
17
Cover of Poe!
Poe!

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Likely Complete

27 books (1945–2021)

Start with Skeletons, the first of 27 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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Skeletons
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Cover of The Poems
The Poems
3
Frost and Fire
4
Cover of The Homecoming
The Homecoming
5
The Crowd
6
Zero Hour
7
The Black Ferris
8
The Blue Bottle / Death-Wish
9
Cover of The Veldt
The Veldt
10
There Will Come Soft Rains
11
Cover of A Sound of Thunder
A Sound of Thunder
12
Cover of The Fog Horn
The Fog Horn
13
Cover of The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian
14
The Playground
15
All Summer in a Day
16
Cover of The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
17
Cover of The Mummies of Guanajuato
The Mummies of Guanajuato
18
Cover of One Timeless Spring
One Timeless Spring
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The Flying Machine
20
Cover of The Love Affair
The Love Affair
21
Cover of Death Has Lost Its Charm For Me
Death Has Lost Its Charm For Me
22
Cover of Fever Dream
Fever Dream
23
The Thing at the Top of the Stairs
24
A Chapbook for Burnt-Out Priests, Rabbis, and Ministers
25
Cover of The Dragon Who Ate His Tail
The Dragon Who Ate His Tail
26
Cover of Marionettes, Inc.
Marionettes, Inc.
27
Defense Mech

Short Story Collections Series

Likely Complete

43 books (1947–2023)

Start with Dark Carnival, the first of 43 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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Dark Carnival
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Cover of The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles
3
Cover of The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man
4
Cover of A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories
A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories
5
Cover of The Golden Apples of the Sun
The Golden Apples of the Sun
6
The October Country
7
Cover of A Medicine for Melancholy
A Medicine for Melancholy
8
The Day It Rained Forever
9
R Is for Rocket
10
Cover of The Small Assassin
The Small Assassin
11
Cover of The Machineries of Joy
The Machineries of Joy
12
Cover of The Autumn People
The Autumn People
13
Cover of The Vintage Bradbury
The Vintage Bradbury
14
Cover of S is for Space
S is for Space
15
Tomorrow Midnight
16
Cover of Twice 22
Twice 22
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Cover of Fever Dream And Other Fantasies
Fever Dream And Other Fantasies
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Cover of I Sing the Body Electric
I Sing the Body Electric
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Ray Bradbury
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Cover of Long After Midnight
Long After Midnight
21
Cover of Ray Bradbury Collected Short Stories
Ray Bradbury Collected Short Stories
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Cover of The Last Circus and the Electrocution
The Last Circus and the Electrocution
23
Cover of The Stories of Ray Bradbury
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
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Cover of A Memory of Murder
A Memory of Murder
25
Cover of Dinosaur Tales
Dinosaur Tales
26
Cover of The Toynbee Convector
The Toynbee Convector
27
Cover of Classic Stories 2
Classic Stories 2
28
Cover of Selected from Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed
Selected from Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed
29
Cover of Quicker Than the Eye
Quicker Than the Eye
30
Cover of Driving Blind
Driving Blind
31
Cover of One More for the Road
One More for the Road
32
Bradbury Stories
33
Cover of Stories Volume 2
Stories Volume 2
34
Cover of The Cat's Pajamas
The Cat's Pajamas
35
Cover of Now and Forever
Now and Forever
36
Cover of We'll Always Have Paris
We'll Always Have Paris
37
Cover of A Pleasure to Burn
A Pleasure to Burn
38
Cover of The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury
The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury
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Cover of The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury
The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury
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Cover of The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury
The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury
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Cover of Killer, Come Back To Me
Killer, Come Back To Me
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Cover of Venus Remembered
Venus Remembered
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Across the Sullen Void

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

5 books (1953–2001)

Start with Fahrenheit 451, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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Fahrenheit 451
2
Cover of The Halloween Tree
The Halloween Tree
3
Cover of Green Shadows, White Whale
Green Shadows, White Whale
4
Cover of Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines
Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines
5
Cover of From the Dust Returned
From the Dust Returned

The Dark Descent Series

Complete

3 books (1987–1991)

Start with Volume I: The Color of Evil and read in order.

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Volume I: The Color of Evil
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Cover of Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
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Cover of Volume III:A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
Volume III:A Fabulous, Formless Darkness

The Last Interview Series

Likely Complete

41 books (2005–2023)

Start with Learning To Live Finally(By: Jacques Derrida), the first of 41 books in the The Last Interview series.

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Learning To Live Finally(By: Jacques Derrida)
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Cover of Roberto Bolaño(By: Roberto Bolaño)
Roberto Bolaño(By: Roberto Bolaño)
3
Kurt Vonnegut(By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
4
Jorge Luis Borges(By: Jorge Luis Borges)
5
Hannah Arendt(By: Hannah Arendt)
6
David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words(By: David Foster Wallace)
7
James Baldwin(By: James Baldwin,Quincy Troupe)
8
Ray Bradbury(With: Sam Weller)
9
Ernest Hemingway(By: Ernest Hemingway)
10
Gabriel García Márquez(By: Gabriel García Márquez)
11
Lou Reed(By: Lou Reed)
12
Nora Ephron(By: Nora Ephron)
13
Philip K. Dick(By: Philip K. Dick)
14
David Bowie(By: David Bowie)
15
J. D. Salinger(By: J.D. Salinger)
16
Jane Jacobs(By: Jane Jacobs)
17
Oliver Sacks(By: Oliver Sacks)
18
Christopher Hitchens(By: Christopher Hitchens)
19
Martin Luther King, Jr.(By: Martin Luther King Jr.)
20
Hunter S. Thompson(By: Hunter S. Thompson)
21
Julia Child(By: Julia Child)
22
Kathy Acker(By: Kathy Acker)
23
Cover of Anthony Bourdain(By: Melville House,Helen Rosner)
Anthony Bourdain(By: Melville House,Helen Rosner)
24
Billie Holiday(By: Billie Holiday)
25
Cover of Graham Greene(By: Graham Greene)
Graham Greene(By: Graham Greene)
26
Cover of Prince(By: Prince)
Prince(By: Prince)
27
Ursula K. Le Guin(By: Ursula K. Le Guin)
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Frida Kahlo(By: Frida Kahlo)
29
Cover of Marilyn Monroe(By: Melville House,Sady Doyle)
Marilyn Monroe(By: Melville House,Sady Doyle)
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Cover of Ruth Bader Ginsburg(By: Melville House)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg(By: Melville House)
31
Toni Morrison(By: Toni Morrison)
32
Cover of Fred Rogers(By: Fred Rogers)
Fred Rogers(By: Fred Rogers)
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Cover of John Lewis(By: Melville House)
John Lewis(By: Melville House)
34
Cover of Johnny Cash(By: Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash(By: Johnny Cash)
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Cover of Shirley Chisholm(By: Shirley Chisholm)
Shirley Chisholm(By: Shirley Chisholm)
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Cover of The Last Interview(By: Fred Rogers)
The Last Interview(By: Fred Rogers)
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Cover of Diego Maradona(By: Melville House)
Diego Maradona(By: Melville House)
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Cover of Janet Malcolm(By: Melville House)
Janet Malcolm(By: Melville House)
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Cover of Kurt Cobain(By: Melville House)
Kurt Cobain(By: Melville House)
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Cover of Bell Hooks(By: bell hooks)
Bell Hooks(By: bell hooks)
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Octavia E. Butler(By: Melville House)

The Ray Bradbury Chronicles Series

Complete

7 books (1992–1993)

Start with Ray Bradbury Chronicles 1, the first of 7 books in the The Ray Bradbury Chronicles series.

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Ray Bradbury Chronicles 1
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Ray Bradbury Chronicles 2
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Ray Bradbury Chronicles 3
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Ray Bradbury Chronicles 4
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Ray Bradbury Chronicles 5
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Ray Bradbury Chronicles 6
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Ray Bradbury Chronicles 7

Weird Tales Series

Complete

4 books (1981–1983)

Start with Weird Tales 1(By: Lin Carter), the first of 4 books in the Weird Tales series.

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Weird Tales 1(By: Lin Carter)
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Weird Tales 2(By: Robert Bloch,Tanith Lee,H.P. Lovecraft,Robert E. Howard)
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Cover of Weird Tales 3(By: Robert Bloch,Tanith Lee,Robert E. Howard,Evangeline Walton)
Weird Tales 3(By: Robert Bloch,Tanith Lee,Robert E. Howard,Evangeline Walton)
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Cover of Weird Tales 4(With: Robert E. Howard)
Weird Tales 4(With: Robert E. Howard)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Ray Bradbury written?
Ray Bradbury has written 369 books across 16 series. Their published works span from 1940 to 2023.
What is the first book in each Ray Bradbury series?
Here are the first books in Ray Bradbury's series: Anthologies: Invasion From Mars:Interplanetary Stories; Crumley Mysteries: Death is a Lonely Business; Graphic Novels: The Best of Ray Bradbury, The Graphic Novel; Green Town: Dandelion Wine; Literary Conversations: Conversations with Jorge Luis Borges.
What order should I read Ray Bradbury's books?
We recommend reading Ray Bradbury's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Are Ray Bradbury's series complete?
Ray Bradbury has 12 completed series.

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