The Martian Chronicles

1950 novel by Ray Bradbury

The Martian Chronicles is a book, by Ray Bradbury, published in 1950. In it, he used many other stories, which he had published before, and which he simply joined together. In the novel, Bradbury describes how the planet Mars is explored, and people settle there. The book was very successful, and in 1979, a movie was made from it. It has also been adapted to be a theatre play.