The Illustrated Man Age Rating: What Age Is It Right For?

Framed by a narrator's encounter with a tattooed man whose illustrations come alive and tell stories, this collection of eighteen science fiction tales ranges from children murturing their parents via virtual reality to the final moments before nuclear annihilation. The stories vary widely in tone and subject, unified by Bradbury's lyrical prose and his recurring preoccupations with technology, death, family, and human weakness. A rich and sometimes disturbing anthology.