It has stayed with me all my life.
Fearghus Heatley, author of
A Sky of Engines
A Bradbury classic of how repressed speech and government interference in everyday life can transform the world into a very, very dark place.
Dr. Joseph Daniel Di Lella, author of
The Tao of Star Trek: Finding Your Inner Self Through Outer Space
Bradbury had an incredible gift for description that fills his readers with wonder.
Brenda Barnes-Clark, author of
The Runaways: A Billie Rose Tackett Horse Adventure
I admire his imagination and his skill in telling a story with such simplicity.
Seb Kirby, author of
Take No More
He transports me completely.
Fearghus Heatley, author of
A Sky of Engines
Besides his books of high acclaim, I have met him personally, and listened to his speeches on writing and each time I was moved to tears with his joy of writing.
Joseph D Di Lella, author of
The Tao of Star Trek: Finding Your Inner Self Through Outer Space
Ray Bradbury has influenced my writing style considerably. Back in my younger days, he inspired me to write in the first place.
Lily Ashton, author of
Paint a Murder
He is the master of the use of metaphor in his storytelling. Through my reading of his books, I have developed my practice of using metaphor as a major element of my storytelling in both fiction and non-fiction books.
Dr. Joseph Daniel Di Lella, author of
The Tao of Star Trek: Finding Your Inner Self Through Outer Space