The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradburyliterary work· published 1950
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This is a collection of science fiction short stories, cleverly cobbled together to form a coherent and very readable novel about a future colonization of Mars. As the stories progress chronologically the author tells how the first humans colonized Mars, initially sharing the planet with a handful of Martians. When Earth is devastated by nuclear war the colony is left to fend for itself and the colonists determine to build a new Earth on Mars.
Adaptations (3)
The Martian Chronicles has been adapted 3 times, across television series and film, from 1980 to 1988. The most recent is The 13th Apostle (1988).
The Veldt1987 · film · 78 min · dir. Nazim Tulyahodzhayev · IMDb ↗IMDb6.2Adaptation of three short stories by Ray Bradbury. An atmosphere of hostility forms inside an unnamed city, and the citizens are unsettled by the materialization of ghosts and the memories of their loved ones.
The 13th Apostle1988 · film · 105 min · dir. Suren Babayan · IMDb ↗IMDb6.0Soviet Armenian adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles".
