The Illustrated Man

In this collection of interwoven stories, the anonymous narrator meets The Illustrated Man, a curious character whose body is completely covered in tattoos. The most remarkable and disturbing thing, however, is that the illustrations are magically alive and each one begins to develop its own story, as in "The Veldt," where children take a virtual reality game beyond its limits. Or in "Kaleidoscope," the chilling account of an astronaut preparing to re-enter Earth's atmosphere without the protection of a spaceship. Or in "The Zero Hour," in which alien invaders have found logical and surprising allies: human children.