#8217;s with the production of The Martian Chronicles and many other vast collections of short stories. As his output of fiction decreased in the 60’s and 70’s many "retrospective and omnibus collections [of short stories] became common." Recently, Bradbury has produced mainly poetry and plays (Beacham, 1986, p. 158).Johnson and Jepson (1998) describe major contributions Bradbury made outside of the literary field.Outside of his literary achievements, Ray Bradbury was the idea consultant and wrote the basic scenario for the United States Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. He conceived the metaphors for Spaceship Earth, EPCOT, Disney World, and he contributed to the conception of the Orbitron space ride at Euro-Disney, France. He was creative consultant for the Jon Jerde Partnership, the architectural firm that blueprinted the Glendale Galleria, The Westside Pavilion in Los Angeles, and Horton Plaza in San Diego. [Internet]Ray Bradbury still lives in California and is actively writing and lecturing. His hobbies include painting in oil and watercolors and collecting Mexican tribal dance masks. Despite his familiarity with outer space, he still hasn’t learned to drive a car (Fadool, 1976).The works of Ray Bradbury are as numerous as the sands of the sea, or so it seems. Here is a listing of the works of Ray Bradbury from the Dragon Convention Guest Biographies (1998). His novels include Fahrenheit 451 (Locus Award, 1987; Prometheus Award, 1984), The Halloween Tree, Death is a Lonely Business, Something Wicked This Way Comes (Locus Award, 1987), A Graveyard for Lunatics, Green Shadows and White Whale. His short-fiction has been collected or included in nearly uncountable anthologies and collections, including Dark Carnival, The Silver Locusts, Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow, The Golden Apples of the Sun, The October Country, Dandelion Wine, A Medicine for Melancholy, The Day It Rained Forever, R Is ...
