Released back in 1976 “Long After Midnight” was the last of Bradbury’s short story collections to be released ahead of his 100 story omnibus “The Stories of Ray Bradbury”. I this collection you’ll find a wide variety of Bradbury stories many first published in pulp magazines of the late 1940s and early 1950s if you’re new to Ray Bradbury this is the as good a start as any and if you’re a fan already you’ll be rediscovering some old favourite. The other important bit of info I can impart is that this volume has been long out of print so if you can find one grab it. Lastly take the thumbnails of the hardcover that appear to indicate a signed copy with a large grain of salt these are stock images that show up all ver the place online and don’t indicate you’re getting a signed copy.

I fell right into this awesome book!

Would highly recommend!

I couldn’t be happier! Thanks for making me happy today! Have been looking for this book forever ))) it’s in a great condition taking into account the fact, that it’s 45 years old ))))) it’s worth every penny!

Don't have this collection of Ray Bradbury in your library??? Oh my, what you are missing. Each & every story in this book takes you somewhere interesting. I suggest reading, then digesting the story before moving onto the next. You will be sure to want more & more of Ray Bradbury, also the author of "Something Wicked This Way Comes" that was made into a wonderful movie.

Ray Bradbury has long been one of my favorite authors, and I've found myself eagerly devouring whatever short-story collections of his I can find. Due to this, I'm starting to hit a point where I'm ending up re-reading stories that have appeared in previous collections, though this is by no means a bad thing. "Long After Midnight" contains some of Bradbury's darker stories, and while I didn't enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed some of his previous work, it's still a fine collection with a wide variety of tales, ranging from the mundane to the fantastic.

There are many stories to be told in this collection, and many characters to get to know. There are two astronauts searching Mars for a fabled blue bottle, a boy and his aunt who pick up a strange and dangerous hitchhiker, another boy who seems capable of performing miracles, a man who decides to vent his anger at his wife by murdering her robotic double, a parrot who knows the plot to Ernest Hemingway's final unpublished novel, and many more. Whether set in one of Bradbury's more familiar locales (Green Town, Mars, Dublin, Mexico) or elsewhere, each of these stories takes us to a world both familiar and shockingly new, and both entertains and unsettles us along the way.

I'm in love with Bradbury's writing style. Yes, some people have described it as "purple" or "flowery," but I'm a sucker for that kind of writing (provided it's not overdone), and Bradbury is one of the best at giing us writing that's lovely without overdoing it. He makes us look at the foibles of life and civilization in a new way, and even if his stories don't always end happily, they're usually quite unforgettable.

That said, none of the stories in this collection stood out enough to wow me and become an instant favorite. None of his classics or stronger stories are featured here, and sadly a couple of them are outright problematic. The title story's ending will probably feel downright cringeworthy were it published today, and there's one story about a boy in love with his teacher that I found more creepy than sweet. Perhaps that's me being too nitpicky, but I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling this way...

"Long After Midnight" is not one of Bradbury's stronger collections, but it's still a good read, and even a weaker Bradbury collection is still pretty strong. If you want an outright superb collection I would suggest "The Golden Apples of the Sun" or "I Sing the Body Electric," though if you're a Bradbury lover this one is still well worth your time.

Great condition considering its age! My son loved it!

These are all good Bradbury stories. Well written, as usual. The narration is clear and easy to understand, even over the noise of other cars and traffic.

Great collection of Mr. Bradbury's most compelling, haunting tales. Buy.

My favourite Bradbury collection. The stories do strange things to me; my imagination travels to different places.

RIP Ray, greatest of all the storytellers.

Racconti giovanili che mostrano già la grandezza di uno scrittore che ha influito profondamente nell'ambito del genere fantascientifico-fantasociologico, in un filone che passando attraverso Lovecraft troveremo anche in Stephen King - l'eterna ricerca dell'uomo nell'angoscia di qualcosa di indefinito in un mondo distopico.

LOVE IT

I have read Ray Bradbury books on and off for many years to be honest more years than I want to count but now in later life with my kidneys failing I needed to fill time while the machines keep me alive so I chose this book of short stories now only did it open my eyes to a world long ago but what a wonderful story teller Mr Bradbury is I was expecting more futuristic science fiction style stories boy I was happily surprised at how he pulls you in to each tale all different but entertaining making my dialysis go quickly well worth reading

This collection of Mr Bradbury's short stories was taken from a range of magazines and so reflects the differing tastes of the magazine readers. So for "Woman's Day" we have "The Wish", a story a son's love of his father who is raised from his grave so that they can say they loved each other one last time (silly and sentimental). From "Collier's Magazine" we have "One timeless spring" and "Pumpernickel", both with the recurring Bradbury theme of growing-up. Another silly tale from "Playboy", "The parrot who met papa", is about a parrot who has memorised the last unpublished book by Hemingway. It's all rather tedious, as could be expected from work made to order for such a range of magazines, I prefer the classic Bradbury of "Something Wicked This Way Comes" etc. Having to write to pay the bills does not always result in decent literature. Tedious.