The boys witness a man riding the carousel backwards and becoming a young boy himself. The atmosphere becomes palpable as a dark carnival arrives just out of town. When a lightning rod salesman turns up and warns the boys of an approaching storm, it seems to be a portent of things to come. They spend all their time together and know each other implicitly, but are as different as chalk and cheese, the sun and the moon. William Halloway and James Nightshade are 12 year-old neighbours and best friends. There is an introduction by comedian, actor and Bradbury fan Frank Skinner, and an Afterward by Bradbury from 1999 called Carnivals, Near and Far. There are seven hauntingly beautiful red, yellow and black full-page illustrations by Tim McDonagh which are spaced throughout the book – including a skeletal carousel horse which adorns the hard slip case. Originally published in 1962 by Simon & Schuster, this luxury 2019 reprint by permission of the Bradbury Estate is presented in hardcover, with good quality paper and wide margins. The Folio Society, London publishes the classic Something Wicked This Way Comes, by premium Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Mystery writer Ray Bradbury. (Folio Society Hardback) Author: Ray Bradbury
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