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From the Dust Returned Mass Market Paperback – Illustrated, September 3, 2002

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Ray Bradbury, America's most beloved storyteller, has spent a lifetime carrying readers to exhilarating and dangerous places, from dark street comers in unfamiliar cities and towns to the edge of the universe. Now, in an extraordinary flight of the imagination a half-century in the making, he takes us to a most wondrous destination: into the heart of an Eternal Family.

They have lived for centuries in a house of legend and mystery in upper Illinois -- and they are not like other midwesterners. Rarely encountered in daylight hours, their children are curious and wild; their old ones have survived since before the Sphinx first sank its paws deep in Egyptian sands. And some sleep in beds with lids.

Now the house is being readied in anticipation of the gala homecoming that will gather together the farflung branches of this odd and remarkable family. In the past-midnight stillness can be detected the soft fluttering of Uncle Einars wings. From her realm of sleep, Cecy, the fairest and most special daughter, can feel the approach of many a welcome being -- shapeshifter, telepath, somnambulist, vampire -- as she flies high in the consciousness of bird and bat.

But in the midst of eager anticipation, a sense of doom pervades. For the world is changing. And death, no stranger, will always shadow this most singular family: Father, arisen from the Earth; Mother, who never sleeps but dreams; A Thousand Times Great Grandmére; Grandfather, who keeps the wildness of youth between his ears.

And the boy who, more than anyone, carries the burden of time on his shoulders: Timothy, the sad and different foundling son who must share it all, remember, and tell...and who, alone out of all of them, must one day age and wither and die.

By turns lyrical, wistful, poignant, and chilling, From the Dust Returned is the long-awaited new novel by the peerless Ray Bradbury -- a book that will surely be numbered among his most enduring masterworks.

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Ray Bradbury, America's most beloved storyteller, has spent a lifetime carrying readers to exhilarating and dangerous places, from dark street comers in unfamiliar cities and towns to the edge of the universe. Now, in an extraordinary flight of the imagination a half-century in the making, he takes us to a most wondrous destination: into the heart of an Eternal Family.

They have lived for centuries in a house of legend and mystery in upper Illinois -- and they are not like other midwesterners. Rarely encountered in daylight hours, their children are curious and wild; their old ones have survived since before the Sphinx first sank its paws deep in Egyptian sands. And some sleep in beds with lids.

Now the house is being readied in anticipation of the gala homecoming that will gather together the farflung branches of this odd and remarkable family. In the past-midnight stillness can be detected the soft fluttering of Uncle Einars wings. From her realm of sleep, Cecy, the fairest and most special daughter, can feel the approach of many a welcome being -- shapeshifter, telepath, somnambulist, vampire -- as she flies high in the consciousness of bird and bat.

But in the midst of eager anticipation, a sense of doom pervades. For the world is changing. And death, no stranger, will always shadow this most singular family: Father, arisen from the Earth; Mother, who never sleeps but dreams; A Thousand Times Great Grandmére; Grandfather, who keeps the wildness of youth between his ears.

And the boy who, more than anyone, carries the burden of time on his shoulders: Timothy, the sad and different foundling son who must share it all, remember, and tell...and who, alone out of all of them, must one day age and wither and die.

By turns lyrical, wistful, poignant, and chilling, From the Dust Returned is the long-awaited new novel by the peerless Ray Bradbury -- a book that will surely be numbered among his most enduring masterworks.

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In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. An Emmy Award winner for his teleplay The Halloween Tree and an Academy Award nominee, he was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks (September 3, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0380789612
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0380789610
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 890L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 0.72 x 6.75 inches
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In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury, who died on June 5, 2012, at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. He wrote the screen play for John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's The Ray Bradbury Theater, and won an Emmy for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.

Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, "Live forever!" Bradbury later said, "I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped."

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Catguts
5.0 out of 5 stars Super entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2021
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Funny and witty. What an imagination. I would if loved it better except my dog ate the cover and the first 6 pages so I had to Google the beginning 😂
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Heather Beebe
5.0 out of 5 stars A magical journey
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2018
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I found the book on the shelf of a tiny branch library in a deserted town where all the business and shops had closed. I’d wondered aloud in the library if everyone in the town in the tiny houses who never came out were actually vampires? Such a desolate place I moved to, and then I found this book that seems to chronicle the entire town as if it were one single house. I took it down from the shelf, and each page was like a window peering into the strange goings-on behind closed doors. As a child, I loved The Addams Family, and never knew that the beginning began with Ray Bradbury as well, and his stories of the Elliots. What a welcome relief from boredom this book is, as I daily walk in this desolate town where no one comes out until after dark. I keep hoping that Uncle Einar will swoop down and lift me up in his wings and we can fly away, or that Cecy will jump behind my eyes and show me what is truly possible here. This book makes my own imagination want to soar far above this undead suburban landscape.
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A. Ryan
4.0 out of 5 stars Prose that is typically, beautifully Bradbury
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2004
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I love passionately the incomparable writing style of Ray Bradbury. His imagery and descriptions are always unique in a way that no other author has been able to approach. It's like comparing a dense fudge to plain, cakey brownies; hey, you gotta love brownies but the fudge will blow them out of the water every time.

The Elliot family is a motley collection of supernatural beings from every corner of the planet. For whatever reason, they have picked a house out in the middle of Nowhere, America to collect and settle in for their regular (once or twice a century) gatherings. The core family, Mother, Father, Grandmere, Grandpere, Cecy and Tommy, remain to hold the fort in between. Little mortal Tommy is the only one who doesn't fit in, but only because he was adopted; and oh, what he wouldn't give to be able to fly like Uncle Einar or change bodies like Cecy! For the enchantment he feels when listening to Grandmere's stories of the Family is made up of good old-fashioned wonder and love.

Bradbury's recent book From the Dust Returned is exactly as rich and magical as I would have expected from this author. Small wonder, as he has had decades to perfect every well-honed metaphor. This slow is apparently an advantage to character development and visualization, but a plot cobbled together of several previously published short stories does leave the storyline weakened. Still, for Bradbury devotees like me it is not to be missed. Would you pass up a chocolately ganache torte just because somebody left out the pecans? I would hope not.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2023
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Visionary.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read Book
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2022
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Ray Bradbury is an amazing writer and this book will have you hooked from page one.
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Mahatma Kane
3.0 out of 5 stars The Master's Powers Waned
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2012
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I hate writing this. Ray Bradbury introduced me to magic, wonder, and sadness. I have read his brilliant works over and over throughout my life. I consider him one of the best American writers ever. This book, however, shows he was a little past his prime. He still had the chops, the vocabulary, the rhythms down, but the magic was only there in spots. I believe that he was reaching, overdoing the language just a little, knowing this would probably be his last book. Most other writers only pray to write this well, but for Bradbury it just wasn't the same as the early stories. October Country, The Small Assassin, The Foghorn, A Sound of Thunder, and on and on. I will continue going back into his work for the power and magic he channelled. I don't think I'll read this one again. Ray would understand why I'm so sad.
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chase manley
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2021
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Great story by a great storyteller. Bradbury makes the great mysteries in life feel knowable in ways that give hope if only by way of saying what can’t be understood together makes us that much less alone.
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Tami
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, as always
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2021
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Bradbury sure could weave a tale. This is a more or less collaboration with Charles Addams about a similar ghoulish family; Bradbury’s Family is more esoteric and the prose lyrical. Fun read.
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Joel M.
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like "Something Wicked This Way Comes" or "Dandelion Wine" you ...
Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2017
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A delightful example of Ray Bradbury's ability to describe events and scenes in an extraordinary way. If you like "Something Wicked This Way Comes" or "Dandelion Wine" you will likely enjoy this book. There are moments of 'What is he talking about' but if you just keep reading the imagery will become clear and often with a moment of awe. I found the story to be a clever mix of current and ancient lore involving a great cast of characters. Readers unfamiliar with Bradbury's work might not appreciate the style of writing but for a few dollars I think it is worth a try.
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Bernardo
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Mexico on December 20, 2016
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Bradbury en su mejor forma, con una fantasía que cala en la parte más húmeda del corazon. Es un libro recomendable para niños y adultos que aún se atreven a leer acerca de los mounstros que hay en nosotros.
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Sol
5.0 out of 5 stars Deliciosos fantasmas
Reviewed in Spain on February 20, 2016
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La historia de esta familia de fantasmas, momias, espíritus y vampiros es más poética que terrorífica y Bradbury despliega toda la magia y la belleza de su escritura en la narración. Uno de sus mejores libros.
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Ron Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2013
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The great master of all storytellers brilliantly weaves together, and expands upon, several of his most famous stories of the supernatural Elliott family to create a magnificent, wondrous, and hauntingly moving ode to childhood and mortality. Someone please get this book to Tim Burton, it's a story he was born to put on screen.
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Gail Dundurn
5.0 out of 5 stars From The Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury
Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2018
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I absolutely adore the stories of Ray Bradbury. His imagination conjured so many fantastic places, people, and adventures, and this book showcases them all. A wondrous tale of a young boy raised in a haunted house by ethereal parents and their dead relatives. One cousin lives in the attic, slumbering upon ancient sands from the Sahara Desert, while her spirit travels to far away places, times, and dimensions. If you are a fan of Ray Bradbury, this book is not to be missed.
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