A Pleasure to Burn

Fahrenheit 451 Stories

By: Ray Bradbury

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 is an enduring masterwork of 20th-century American literature - a chilling vision of a dystopian future built on the foundations of ignorance, censorship, and brutal repression. The origins and evolution of Bradbury’s darkly magnificent tale are explored in A Pleasure to Burn, a collection of 16 selected shorter works that prefigure the grand master’s landmark novel. With classic, thematically interrelated stories alongside many crucial lesser-known ones - including, at the collection’s heart, the novellas “Long after Midnight” and “The Fireman” - A Pleasure to Burn is an indispensable companion to the most powerful work of America’s preeminent storyteller and a wondrous confirmation of the inimitable Bradbury’s brilliance, magic, and fire.

Ray Bradbury, one of the most popular science fiction writers in the world, is the author of more than five hundred short stories, novels, plays, and poems. He has won many awards, including the National Book Award and the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

©2010 Ray Bradbury (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“An essential addition to the bookshelf of every Bradbury fan, the collection is also accessible to curious readers with a taste for the dark, the strange, and the macabre.” ( Publishers Weekly)

Loved Every Moment

I really enjoyed listening to stories that helped build Fahrenheit 451 because it is my favirite !!! But my favorite stories otherwise definitely were the Reincarnate and Pillar of Fire !!

Strange start but awesome finish

The first few stories in this book were unexpected but nevertheless it fits in the whole feeling of the book. Revisiting Fahrenheit 451 also was a nice break in the middle of the book to reiterate the whole theme of the book. The short stories after were also very good and encompass just how good and unique Ray Bradbury was in his writing.

Great Short Stories!

Though some were not short at all... Never the less, still excellent Ray Bradbury stories that always are enjoyed.

Interesting

“A Pleasure to Burn” is a group of short stories and novellas from the “Fahrenheit 451” universe. They can be listened to before or after 451 or as a standalone. I found them very interesting and well written although there was some overlap with the original 451 and “The Martian Chronicles” making two of the stories repetitive.

As always Scott Brick does a wonderful job in narration.

From zombie revolt to nerd liberation!

I loved seeing how a story could go from a zombie revolt to the classic we know and love.