Ray Bradbury, author of 'Fahrenheit 451,' dies

KING5 ^ | June 6, 2012 at 7:54 AM

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LOS ANGELES -- Ray Bradbury, the science fiction-fantasy master who transformed his childhood dreams and Cold War fears into telepathic Martians, lovesick sea monsters, and, in uncanny detail, the high-tech, book-burning future of "Fahrenheit 451," has died. He was 91.

[Billthedrill]

RIP. ABC was Asimov/Bradbury/Clarke. SF has lost a great.

[Conservaliberty]

I love Ray Bradbury. His work has always been chillingly insightful. I especially enjoy his short fiction, though you can’t call yourself a Bradbury fan and not like F. 451. I often wonder if the public schools’ systematic failure in teaching kids to read properly isn’t a form of torching books—just make it so the kids CAN’T read.

Requiem in pace, Mr. Bradbury. Thanks for all the good reading material.

[SES1066]

R.I.P. to a gentleman and author, Ray Bradbury, we shall miss ye!

[Forward the Light Brigade]

I met him once—He was a wonderful, creative man. He left a deep impact on the science fiction of the Mid and late 20th Century. He will be missed.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Have we now lost all of the Golden Age SF Authors? Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, Del Rey, De Camp, Hubbard and now Bradbury."

No. Pournelle and Niven are still around. I think there are a few others.

[Cincinnatus]

He was The Last Martian Poet.

[Talisker]

His leaving during the Venus transit was poetically appropriate.

Fare Well, Ray - and thank you.

[montag813]

This is Montag, Block 813!"

"Come in Cousins...be one of the FAMILY!"

Rest In Peace, Ray Bradbury!

with love, Montag813

[calex59]

I remember in High School, in the 1950s, there were tons of SciFi books, in paper back, with articles and short stories from all the greats. I can’t remember the names of the magazines or the clubs that produced them but I remember the stories. Ray Bradbury was one of the greats and always will be.