“Science fiction writers don’t predict the future, they prevent it.” These words belong to the great writer Ray Douglas Bradbury, who throughout his life, creating bright or scary fantasy worlds, like a guide, led a person along the paths of Good, illuminating his path with Love, constantly warning him about dangers and dead ends on his difficult path. THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, 451° BY FAHRENHEIT, DANDELION WINE - the stories and stories of the American science fiction writer are known all over the world, they have been translated into many languages and filmed several times, but they still arouse interest, remain relevant because they have life, and in many ways - this is the life of Bradbury himself .Traveling through the fantastic worlds of his hero, the author of this book, the famous writer, poet and translator Gennady Prashkevich, collected an excellent collection of valuable materials for writing a biography, which will undoubtedly interest the reader. [The electronic version corrects numerous errors and typos contained in the paper version versions, including in the biography and bibliography of Bradbury.]