genre the golden apples of the sun
Ray Douglas Bradbury ( August 22 , 1920June 5 , 2012 ) was an American ___MASK99___ , ___MASK57___ , horror and mystery fiction author . ___MASK57___ ( often shortened to SF , sci - fi or scifi ) is a genre of speculative fiction , typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology , space travel , time travel , faster than light travel , parallel universes , and extraterrestrial life . ___MASK57___ often explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations , and has been called a " literature of ideas ." It usually avoids the supernatural , and unlike the related genre of fantasy , historically ___MASK57___ stories were intended to have a grounding in science - based fact or theory at the time the story was created , but this connection is now limited to hard ___MASK57___ . ___MASK99___ is a ___MASK67___ ___MASK28___ set in an imaginary universe , often but not always without any locations , events , or people from the real world . Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element , theme , or setting . Magic and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds . ___MASK99___ is generally distinguished from the genres of ___MASK57___ and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific and macabre themes , respectively , though there is a great deal of overlap between the three , all of which are subgenres of speculative ___MASK67___ . ___MASK1___ ___MASK67___ is a ___MASK28___ of ___MASK67___ usually involving a mysterious death or a crime to be solved . In a closed circle of suspects , each suspect must have a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime . The central character must be a detective who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts fairly presented to the reader . Sometimes mystery books are nonfictional . " ___MASK1___ ___MASK67___ " can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit . ___MASK1___ ___MASK67___ can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories , which focus on action and gritty realism . The Golden Apples of the Sun is an anthology of short stories by Ray Bradbury . When the book was first published in 1953 , it contained 22 stories . The 1997 edition adds 10 more stories , and changes the order in which they appear . One of the stories is also the book ' s namesake . The words `` the golden apples of the sun '' are from the last line of the final stanza of W . B . Yeats ' poem `` The Song of Wandering Aengus '' ( 1899 ) : `` Though I am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly lands ,