Mars trilogy

Ray Bradbury Dies at Age 91

Ray Bradbury has died at  age 91,  and with him dies an imagination that sparked the imagination of so many readers. John Hockenberry  remembers his first Bradbury novel,  The Illustrated Man, which came as part of his membership to a science fiction book club.  John was joined by science fiction writer  Kim Stanley Robinson, known for his award-winning Mars trilogy.

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