A giant of SciFi has died -- Ray Bradbury

[Gary7]

Really bummed to hear it, but with his age being 91 time was running short.

Ray Bradbury passed away, presumably of natural causes. I'll always remember his novels fondly, particularly the Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451. He wrote with only light technical jargon, which made his work very accessible. Sad that he never won a Pulitzer, but at least he got a Pulitzer citation about 5 years ago. Rest in peace, Ray.

 

[ManOnTheWave]

Sad that at only moments like these, I remember the people who shaped they way I think, and made me feel truly alive.

Thank you.

Rest in peace.

 

[horatio83]

My first sci-fi readings as a kid have been some Asimov robot stories and Bradbury's Illustrated Man. I will never forget how vividly the latter felt.

 

[Kestra]

Great talent. He opened up new worlds to me. Condolences to his family and loved ones.

 

[JiNX-01]

R.I.P. Ray. Loved everything you wrote.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

The man may be dead but people will be reading his writings for decades and probably centuries to come. RIP.

 

[TheBrew]

His was a fire that will always burn.

 

[Amaris]

Truly a man of giant ideas and limitless imagination.
Rest in peace, Mr. Badbury. You will be missed.

 

[bbailey861]

91 years old. A hell of a life, and a great, lasting legacy. RIP

 

[nightwind1]

I got to meet Ray at a convention (Archon) in St. Louis in the late '90s. Talked to him a bit, shook his hand, got his autograph in my copy of "R is for Rocket".

Guests at that Con were Ray Bradbury, Forrest J. (Uncle Forry) Ackerman, Ray Harryhausen, and Julius Schwartz.

My wife to this day swears I was so high on Cloud 9, my feet did not touch the ground the entire weekend.

 

[Unicron]

Sad to hear this. RIP.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Well, this is not unexpected, but shocking nonetheless.

What can I say about Ray Bradbury? There's nothing and no one to compare him to. He was a unique visionary, an unprecedented amalgam of poet, visionary and fabulist. He was one of those rare people who seemed to exceed the potential of the Human race while inspiring us to rise to those same levels. He wrote about the depths that Humanity can sink to, yet inspired us to persevere and excel. He wasn't just one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, he was one of the greatest writers of all time.

RIP and thank you, Mr Bradbury.

 

[Knight Templar]

To me no one can replace him.

 

[ancientone51]

RIP good sir. There will never be another like you.

My first college production was "Dandelion Wine" I owe him so much for all of the wonderful times with his works.

 

[-SS-]

The first Bradbury I read was the anthology S is for Space in 6th grade. The school librarian directed me to it because "he was the guy who created Star Trek" (which I knew he was not, but I didn't argue. She was somewhat abrasive.)

Anyway I still haven't read as many of his stories as I should have, but I've always liked what I have read, and I'm sad he's gone.

 

[propita]

I got to meet him, more listen to him, at PlanetFest '81. He was on a panel with Gene Roddenberry. I remember he had a bit of a potty mouth for a public panel--but he was so eloquent about the space program.

And yes, I got both men's autographs on the brochure--and Nichelle Nichols'!

His writing was sometimes a "folks ire" type of SF, in a good way, in that it showed SF didn't always have to be overly technical.