Ray Bradbury: Beyond Apollo

The final volume in Eller’s definitive biography traces Bradbury’s life and work from the late 1960s through the end of his career. Drawing on interviews, personal papers and archival material, Eller shows how Bradbury’s imagination expanded into nonfiction, public lectures, television and film projects, narration for space-age institutions and reinterpretations of his classic stories. The biography also reveals the tensions between celebrity and creative passion. For readers wanting a deeper understanding of Bradbury’s later years and his enduring influence on culture and space exploration, this is the best, most definitive text on Bradbury’s later life.