{"product_id":"9780007496976_the-martian-chronicles","title":"The Martian Chronicles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe strange and wonderful tale of man’s experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Martian Chronicles tells the story of humanity’s repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a fist. They felt they had never been born. Those few that survived found no welcome on Mars. The shape-changing Martians thought they were native lunatics and duly locked them up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut more rockets arrived from Earth, and more, piercing the hallucinations projected by the Martians. People brought their old prejudices with them – and their desires and fantasies, tainted dreams. These were soon inhabited by the strange native beings, with their caged flowers and birds of flame.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284854915221,"sku":"9780007496976","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007496976.jpg?v=1776992240","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007496976_the-martian-chronicles","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}