{"product_id":"the-toynbee-convector","title":"The Toynbee Convector","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \"one of science fiction's grand masters\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), a reissue of Ray Bradbury's \u003ci\u003eThe Toynbee Convector\u003c\/i\u003e: a collection of twenty-two stories, including the continuing saga of H.G. Wells's time traveler and his Toynbee Convector, a ghost on the Orient Express, and a bored man who creates his own genuine Egyptian mummy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world's only time traveler finally reveals his secret. An old man's memory of World War I conjures ghostly parachutists. An Egyptian mummy turns up in an Illinois cornfield. A lonely Martian prepares to face his doom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the iconic author of \u003ci\u003eFahrenheit 451\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSomething Wicked This Way Comes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Toynbee Convector \u003c\/i\u003eis a true cause for celebration. The twenty-two classic tales in this special Ray Bradbury collection begin in the familiar rooms and landscapes of our lives, in common thoughts and memories, and then take off into the farthest reaches of the imagination. \"The fiction creates the truth in this lovely exercise in utopian dreaming\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e)--stunning stories that could only come from the brilliant mind of Ray Bradbury.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943387070695,"sku":"9781982105150","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_738f74c4-2863-45c0-9351-7a65e18b8e4e.jpg?v=1775321199","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-toynbee-convector","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}