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Description edit
Two never-before-published novellas by one of America's finest living writers, Ray Bradbury. A journalist bearing terrible news leaps from a still-moving train into a small town of wonderful, impossible secrets . . . The doomed crew of a starship follow their blind, mad captain on a... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- James Cardiff: The young man from Chicago, who finds himself in a seemingly abandoned train station in Arizona.
- Elias Culpepper: A resident of Summerton. The first person who greets James Cardiff.
- Nefertiti "Neff": A resident of Summerton.
- James Edward McCoy: A coworker of Cardiff's, who's come to find him.
- Ishmael Hunnicut Jones: Young spaceman aboard the Cetus 7.
- Quell: An alien crew member, Ishmael's best friend, and university roommate.
- Elijah: Prophesier.
- John Redleigh: First mate aboard the Cetus 7.
- The Captain: The blind Captain of the Cetus 7. Has been after Leviathan for 30 years.
- Ray Bradbury: Add a description of this character.
- Claude
- Small
- Enderby
- Rachel
Quotes edit
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“'Because?' said the older man. 'That's one of the finest reasons in the world. Leaves lots and lots of room for decisions.'”
Elias Culpepper
First Sentence edit
There was a desert prairie filled with wind and sun and sagebrush and a silence that grew sweetly up in wildflowers.
Table of Contents edit
Somewhere a Band is Playing
Leviathan '99
Themes & Symbolism edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ray Bradbury (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0061131563
Page Count: 224
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0061131563
Page Count: 224
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (2007: Special Citation)
- National Medal of Arts (2004)
- National Book Foundation Medal (2000: Distinguished Contribution to American Letters)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3503.R167 S67 2007
- Dewey: 813.54
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