S is for Space is a collection of science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 short stories

Short story

A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...

 written by Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...

. It was compiled for the Young Adult

Young adult literature

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 sections of libraries.

Contents

"Chrysalis"

A science fiction story in which three men anxiously watch their fellow-scientist as he is encased in a mysterious green chrysalis. They eventually come to believe he is undergoing metamorphosis inside the chrysalis.

"Pillar of Fire"

A science fiction/horror short novel. Set in the year 2349, it depicts a Utopian society in which all corpses are incinerated for hygienic reasons. All horror literature has also been burned to produce a healthier mindset. When his grave is disturbed, a vampire infiltrates the utopia and launches a vendetta to restore fear.

"Zero Hour"

A science fiction story, involving a world-wide befriending of children by sinister aliens.

"The Man"

A compelling science fiction parable. A rocket ship lands on an isolated planet, expecting an astounded welcome. However, they find they have been preceded by a much more important Visitor...

"Time in Thy Flight"

A science fiction story. A high-school teacher takes three children on a field-trip in a time machine.

"The Pedestrian"

A science fiction story about a society addicted to television.

"Hail and Farewell"

A fantasy story concerning a middle-aged man who never physically aged past his pre-adolescence.

"Invisible Boy"

A comical story about an old woman who convinces a boy she has turned him invisible.

"Come into My Cellar"

A science fiction story about mushrooms and alien invasions.

"The Million-Year Picnic"

A science fiction story in which a family travels to an unsullied Mars to escape a ravaged Earth.

"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.

"The Smile"

A science fiction story describing a world devastated by nuclear war, whose inhabitants systematically destroy artifacts of the past. The story touches on one boy who is enchanted by Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

"Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed

Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed

"Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury. It was originally published in the magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories in August 1949...

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An atomic war on Earth drives prompts a family to flee to a human colony Mars.

"The Trolley"

An idyllic story about the last trolley-ride in a small town.

"The Flying Machine"

A story set in ancient China, whose Emperor discovers a peasant has invented a flying-machine.

"Icarus Montgolfier Wright"

A story concerning the first man to fly a rocket ship.