The Golden Apples of the Sun

And Other Stories

By: Ray Bradbury

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

Ray Bradbury is a modern cultural treasure. His disarming simplicity of style underlies a towering body of work unmatched in metaphorical power by any other American storyteller. And here, presented in a new trade edition, are 32 of his most famous tales - prime examples of the poignant and mysterious poetry which Bradbury uniquely uncovers in the depths of the human soul, the otherwordly portraits of outre fascination which spring from the canvas of one of the century's great men of imagination.

From a lonely coastal lighthouse to a 60-million-year-old safari, from the pouring rain of Venus to the ominous silence of a murder scene, Ray Bradbury is our sure-handed guide not only to surprising and outrageous manifestations of the future, but also to the wonders of the present that we could never have imagined on our own.

Ray Bradbury is a modern cultural treasure. His disarming simplicity of style underlies a towering body of work unmatched in metaphorical power by any other American storyteller. And here, presented in a new trade edition, are 32 of his most famous tales - prime examples of the poignant and mysterious poetry which Bradbury uniquely uncovers in the depths of the human soul, the otherworldly portraits of outre fascination which spring from the canvas of one of the century's great men of imagination.

From a lonely coastal lighthouse to a 60-million-year-old safari, from the pouring rain of Venus to the ominous silence of a murder scene, Ray Bradbury is our sure-handed guide not only to surprising and outrageous manifestations of the future, but also to the wonders of the present that we could never have imagined on our own.

©1990 Ray Bradbury (P)2018 Recorded Books

Great short stories.

Some of my personal favorites from this American treasure.
I’ve loved his stories since I was a little kid. Something wicked this way comes.
Haunting. Detailed stories of feelings and walking in the open and life with magical things happening all the time.

Wonderful Collection

Here is a list of chapters and tiles.
Chapter 1 "The Fog Horn"
Chapter 2 "The April Witch"
Chapter 3 "The Wilderness"
Chapter 4 "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl"
Chapter 5 "The Flying Machine"
Chapter 6 "The Murderer"
Chapter 7 "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind"
Chapter 8 "I See You Never"
Chapter 9 "Embroidery"
Chapter 10 "The Big Black and White Game"
Chapter 11 "The Great Wide World Over There"
Chapter 12 "Powerhouse"
Chapter 13 "En la Noche"
Chapter 14 "Sun and Shadow"
Chapter 15 "The Meadow"
Chapter 16 "The Garbage Collector"
Chapter 17 "The Great Fire"
Chapter 18 "The Golden Apples of the Sun"
Chapter 19 "R Is for Rocket"
Chapter 20 "The End of the Beginning"
Chapter 21 "The Rocket"
Chapter 22 "The Rocket Man"
Chapter 23 "A Sound of Thunder"
Chapter 24 "The Long Rain"
Chapter 25 "The Exiles"
Chapter 26 "Here There Be Tygers"
Chapter 27 "The Strawberry Window"
Chapter 28 "The Dragon"
Chapter 29 30 31 "Frost and Fire"
Chapter 32 "Uncle Einar"
Chapter 33 "The Time Machine"
Chapter 34 "The Sound of Summer Running"

One of the great storytellers of all time. 

Amazing stories, and excellent narration. I have so many favorite authors and I was a little bit late to the party as far as reading anything from Ray Bradberry. I eventually found out that my favorite shows such as “twilight zone“ many Stephen King novels, and many science, fiction, movies, as well as other genres of movies and books were definitely inspired by this guy. These stories are amazing and I would recommend them to anyone. 

Golden delicious

What can I say? Ray is one of my favorite authors. These stories are wild, imaginative, touching, sad, and thought provoking. Again and again I’m amazed at Ray’s imagination and how easily he seems to create whole worlds and civilizations, it’s beautiful. Worth every minute and possibly also worth picking up a hard copy.

Only one Thing Missing

This is actually The Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is For Rocket. As others have said, I only wished that Amazon would have named the chapters rather than just use numbers.

Exceptional

A fantastic collection of short stories performed by an outstanding narrator in MacLeod Andrews. I have enjoyed many of Bradbury’s classic stories but find this book of short stories to be my favorite so far.

Powerful prose, fantastic narration

I am amazed at how Bradbury is able to draw me in so easily to a short story and keep me thinking about them long after I read them. They’re so creative, written with powerful and flowing prose, and they resonate haunting themes. I’m just sad I only get to read them for the first time once. The narrator was fantastic. This was one of the best credits I ever spent. I can’t wait to read more of Bradbury’s short stories. My favorites were The Long Rain, A Sound of Thunder, and Embroidery.

Bradbury at his BEST

Actually 2 books in one. Includes S is for Space as well. His stories never get old or boring.

I love Ray Bradbury

I love Ray Bradbury. Why can’t Audible list a table of contents. Ray made many compilations and trying to find a single story among them is impossible With Audible. The tech of Audible should not be inferior to the public library. It would be nice if when I hit the chapters tab it actually listed the titles and not just chapter numbers. The book is great. The voice talent is superb. The value is fine. The app is frustrating. Had to do a google search and take a screenshot to find a list of stories.

You Never Step into the Same River Twice

I read stories long ago from grade school to college…and they all stuck with-genius does that but now after Zen in Writing and this compilation I know more about him, myself, writing in general, humanity, the twentieth century…I am not exactly the same man i was only a week or two ago- that’s Bradbury.