'The Smile' A science fiction story describing a world devastated by nuclear war, whose inhabitants systematically destroy artifacts of the past. 'The Screaming Woman' A mystery/suspense story, describing a young girl who tries to procure help in digging up a woman buried in an empty lot. Previously adapted as the final chapter of The Martian Chronicles (1950). ' The Million-Year Picnic' A science fiction story in which a family travels to an unsullied Mars to escape a ravaged Earth. ' Come into My Cellar' A science fiction story about mushrooms and alien invasions. 'Invisible Boy' A comical story about an old woman who convinces a boy she has turned him invisible.

'Hail and Farewell' A fantasy story concerning a middle-aged man who never physically aged past his pre-adolescence. ' The Pedestrian' A science fiction story about a society addicted to television. A high-school teacher takes three children on a field-trip in a time machine. 'Time in Thy Flight' A science fiction story. However, they find they have been preceded by a much more important visitor.

'The Man' A rocket ship lands on an isolated planet, expecting an astounded welcome. 'Zero Hour' A science fiction story, involving a world-wide befriending of children by sinister aliens. When his grave is disturbed, a man who died four centuries earlier rises from his tomb to infiltrate the utopia and launch a vendetta to restore fear. All horror literature has also been burned to produce a healthier mindset. Set in the year 2349, it depicts a Utopian society in which all corpses are incinerated for hygienic reasons. 'Pillar of Fire' A science fiction/horror short novel. They eventually come to believe he is undergoing metamorphosis inside the chrysalis. It was compiled for the Young Adult sections of libraries.Ĭontents 'Chrysalis' A science fiction story in which three men anxiously watch their fellow-scientist as he is encased in a mysterious green chrysalis.

S is for Space (1966) is a collection of science fiction short stories written by Ray Bradbury.

R is for Rocket by Ray Bradbury