Dinosaur Tales
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Dinosaur Tales is a short story collection by Ray Bradbury
. Several of the stories are original to this collection. Other stories were first published in Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post
magazines. The collection contains over 60 pages of illustrations by Gahan Wilson
, William Stout
, Steranko, Moebius
, Overton Loyd
, Kenneth Smith
and David Wiesner
.
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...
. Several of the stories are original to this collection. Other stories were first published in Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post is a bimonthly American magazine. It was published weekly under this title from 1897 until 1969, and quarterly and then bimonthly from 1971.-History:...
magazines. The collection contains over 60 pages of illustrations by Gahan Wilson
Gahan Wilson
Gahan Wilson is an American author, cartoonist and illustrator known for his cartoons depicting horror-fantasy situations...
, William Stout
William Stout
William Stout is an American fantasy artist and illustrator with a specialization in paleontological art. His paintings have been shown in over seventy exhibitions, including twelve one-man shows. He has worked on over thirty feature films, doing everything from storyboard art to production design...
, Steranko, Moebius
Moebius
-People:* August Ferdinand Möbius , German mathematician and astronomer* Karl Möbius , German zoologist and ecologist* Paul Julius Möbius , German neurologist* Dieter Moebius , German/Swiss musician...
, Overton Loyd
Overton Loyd
Overton Loyd is an artist best known for creating the cover art for the Parliament album Motor Booty Affair. His style of art varies often from work to work, and can range from loose sketches and paintings to fully fleshed out pieces...
, Kenneth Smith
Kenneth Smith
Signalman Kenneth Smith GC of the Royal Corps of Signals, was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the bravery he showed on the night of 10 January 1945 on the island of Ist in the Adriatic when attached to the Long Range Desert Group.-Life:Smith was born in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire on 7...
and David Wiesner
David Wiesner
David Wiesner is an American author and illustrator of children's books and publications. His work has won several honors, including three Caldecott Medals and two Caldecott Honors.-Career:...
.
Table of contents
- (1983) Foreword by Ray HarryhausenRay HarryhausenRay Harryhausen is an American film producer and special effects creator...
- (1983) Introduction by Ray BradburyRay BradburyRay Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...
- (1983) "Besides A Dinosaur, Whatta Ya Wanna Be When You Grow Up?"
- (1952) "A Sound of ThunderA Sound of Thunder“A Sound of Thunder” is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, first published in Collier’s magazine in 1952. As of 1984 it was the most re-published science fiction story up to the present time...
" - (1983) "Lo, the Dear, Daft Dinosaurs!"
- (1951) "The Fog HornThe Fog Horn"The Fog Horn" is a 1951 science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, and the first in his collection The Golden Apples of the Sun. The story was the basis for the 1953 film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.-Plot summary:...
" - (1983) "What If I Said: The Dinosaur's Not Dead?"
- (1962) "Tyranosaurus Rex"
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