Something Wicked This Way Comes
by Ray Bradbury
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- You Say Science Fiction, I Say Fantasy
Bradbury refused to be pegged as a science-fiction novelist and said that all but one of his 50 plus books (Fahrenheit 451) were fantasies. We have another name for stories that blur the lines between the real world and the supernatural: magical realism. - More Bradbury, Please
If you liked Something Wicked This Way Comes, you'll probably enjoy Bradbury's Dandelion Wine just as much. Twelve year-old Douglas Spalding experiences the smells, sights, and sounds of the same small town life (Green Town, IL) in a way that makes the summer of 1928 one he'll never forget.