3. Dark Carnival

Dark Carnival is a series of 27 short story collections, the debut book of Ray Bradbury, first published in October 1947. It was Bradbury’s first published book and 3112 copies were printed by Arkham House.

Many companies reprinted some of the short stories. After publishing his first book, Bradbury permitted the book to be reprinted for a long time. Even though the original book is no longer in print, Bradbury has allowed certain companies to reprint certain short stories within the book.

Some of the versions have been updated and they have been republished. Gauntlet Press printed a limited edition book with five extra stories in 2001. In 2006, Bradbury allowed for one of his short stories, called The Homecoming to be reprinted with illustrations.