The Best Ray Bradbury Books

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List of the best Ray Bradbury books, ranked by voracious readers in the Ranker community. With commercial success and critical acclaim, there's no doubt that Ray Bradbury is one of the most popular authors of the last 100 years. He is best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, for which he received a Prometheus Award in 1984. He is also one of the most celebrated authors of the 20th century. If you're a huge fan of his work, then vote on your favorite novels below and make your opinion count. This poll is also a great resource for new fans of Ray Bradbury who want to know which novels they should start reading first. With memorable characters and excellent storytelling, there's no reason why you shouldn't check out his work if you're a big reader.

The October Country and Something Wicked This Way Comes are included in this list. What are Ray Bradbury's best novels? Vote on this list and help us definitively answer that question.

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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
First Published: 1953
Subjects: Bibliophilia, American science fiction, Literature, Book burning, Classics
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Utopian and dystopian fiction, Children's literature, Dystopia, Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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#15 of 331 The Top Must-Read Books of All Time#18 of 94 The Best Books for Teens
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ray Bradbury
First Published: 1962
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Soft science fiction, Horror Film, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
First Published: 1950
Subjects: American science fiction, Literature, Classics, Drama
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Utopian and dystopian fiction, Fiction, Short story
Original Language: English Language
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#96 of 154 The Greatest American Novels#115 of 1,235 The Best Novels Ever Written
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Dandelion Wine
Ray Bradbury
First Published: 1957
Subjects: Music, Classics, Illinois
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Autobiographical novel, Fiction, Novel, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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The Illustrated Man
Ray Bradbury
Subjects: American science fiction, Classics
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Short story, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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The October Country
Ray Bradbury
First Published: 1956
Subjects: Literary, American science fiction, Literature, Classics
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Horror Film, Fiction, Short story, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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A Graveyard for Lunatics
Ray Bradbury
First Published: 1990-07
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Horror Film, Mystery, Fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language

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The Halloween Tree
Ray Bradbury
Subjects: Time travel
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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The Golden Apples of the Sun
Ray Bradbury
First Published: 1953
Subjects: Literary, American science fiction
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Short story, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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The Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories
Ray Bradbury
Genres (Book): Short story, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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Ray Bradbury Collected Short Stories
Ray Bradbury
Genres (Book): Short story, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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A Sound of Thunder
Ray Bradbury
First Published: Jan 01 1952
Original Language: English Language
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Green Shadows, White Whale
Ray Bradbury
Subjects: Ireland
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Soft science fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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The Dragon
Ray Bradbury
First Published: 1955-08
Genres (Book): Short story, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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Selected from Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed
Ray Bradbury
Subjects: Classics
Genres (Book): Fiction, Short story, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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Dark Carnival
Ray Bradbury
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Horror Film, Fiction, Short story, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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The Parrot Who Met Papa
Ray Bradbury
Genres (Book): Short story
Original Language: English Language
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Dinosaur Tales
Ray Bradbury
Subjects: Dinosaurs
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction, Short story, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales
Ray Bradbury
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Horror Film, Short story, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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The Veldt
Ray Bradbury
First Published: Sep 23 1950
Original Language: English Language
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Death Is a Lonely Business
Ray Bradbury
First Published: 1985-10
Subjects: California
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Mystery
Original Language: English Language
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The Toynbee Convector
Ray Bradbury
Subjects: Time travel
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Horror Film, Fiction, Short story
Original Language: English Language
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Is That You, Herb?
Ray Bradbury
First Published: 2003
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Short story
Original Language: English Language
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The Pedestrian
Ray Bradbury
First Published: 1951-08-07
Genres (Book): Short story, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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Classic Stories 1
Ray Bradbury
Genres (Book): Horror Film, Short story, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language