The Portofino Deception (Jordan Sandor Series #1)

by Ray Bradbury

Overview

Various artists illustrate adaptations of selected Ray Bradbury stories.

Classic tales adapted by top graphic-story artists.

Alien Terror

"The City," adapted by Mike Mignola, lettered by Willie Schubert

"Usher II," adapted by James Van Hise, illustrated by Ron Wiber, lettered by Kurt Hathaway

Dinosaurs

"The Fog Horn," adapted by Wayne D. Barlowe

"Besides A Dinosaur, Whatta Ya Wanna Be When You Grow Up?" adapted by Mike Kucharski, colored by Carla Feeny, lettered by James Osten

Frontispiece by William J. Stout

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596878501
Publisher:	ibooks, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/01/2007
Series:	Jordan Sandor Series , #1
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	6.44(w) x 8.98(h) x 1.07(d)

About the Author

Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) was the author of more than three dozen books, including Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, and Something Wicked This Way Comes, as well as hundreds of short stories. He wrote for the theater, cinema, and TV, including the screenplay for John Huston's "Moby Dick" and the Emmy Award–winning teleplay "The Halloween Tree", and adapted for television sixty–five of his stories for The Ray Bradbury Theater. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, and numerous other honors.

Hometown:

Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth:

August 22, 1920

Place of Birth:

Waukegan, Illinois

Education:

Attended schools in Waukegan, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California

Website:

http://www.raybradbury.com

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"Jeffrey Stephens has arrived with *The Portofino Deception*; a ripping, good yarn of intrigue that will keep you turning the pages all the way to its explosive ending."--(Vince Flynn, author of Protect and Defend)