Ray Bradbury Has Died at the Age of 91

Ray Bradbury was one of Science Fiction and Fantasy’s visionaries and was the creator of many iconic stories, including Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man. He didn’t only write Science Fiction and Fantasy though, having written several children’s books. In fact, he considered himself to have only written one Science Fiction book, which was Fahrenheit 451. The rest he said, were Fantasy, the difference being that in the World of Fantasy, nothing stands a chance of coming true, where as Science Fiction, very often ends up being Science Fact.

Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, on 22nd August 1920, just at the right time he thought to be involved in Fantasy literature. He was the author of over 27 novels and story collections but was thought of as the master of the short story, having written over 600 in his prolific career.

In 2000, in recognition of his service to the World of literature, Ray Bradbury was awarded the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and he was also awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2004.