Ray Bradbury may be best described as a storyteller. For more than 50 years, he has woven a unique magic and given the world an enthralling library of work. This definitive biography, through personal anecdotes, interviews with friends and associates, and clips from the television series The Ray Bradbury Theater, captures the essence of this truly gifted writer. From the O. Henry Prize to an Academy Award nomination, he has carried the reader on an engaging journey through time and space. The ability to perceive life with a childlike wonder and awe charges his work with fervent affirmation of humanity.